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CHRISTIAN LIFE. 



REV. W. BINGLEY, A.M. F.L.S. 

LATE OF PETERHOUSE, CAMBRIDGE. 



LONDON: 
PRINTED FOR JOHN SHARPE, 

PICCADILLY; 
BY C. WHITTINGHAM, CHISWICK. 

MDCCCXXII. 



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PREFACE. 



1 he plan of this little work has been to col- 
lect, into small compass, some of the most 
important Maxims and Rules of Conduct 
that are laid down in the Sacred Writers ; to 
arrange these under appropriate heads, in 
such manner that they should read connect- 
edly with each other, preserving, as nearly as 
it was possible, the integrity of the text. The 
Editor conceived that the instruction capable 
of being thus brought together was not only 
abundant, but that it might be made, in the 
highest degree, interesting. Whether he has 
succeeded in his design, or whether he has 
deceived himself in this opinion, it is not for 
him to decide. i\ll the commendation he can 
expect from the work is for good intention, 

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IV PREFACE. 

and a desire of, at least, rendering himself 
useful. 

It will be observed that he has sometimes 
changed the person, in order to render the 
reading of the passages in succession less 
abrupt; and that, in a few instances, but in 
as few as possible, he has inserted connecting 
particles. In all these cases, however, he has 
been careful to preserve, according to the best 
of his judgment, the true sense of the Scrip- 
tures. 

All the passages that are in the w r ords of 
our Blessed Lord are characterized by in- 
verted commas. 



NOTE. 

The Hands of God, must, in all cases, be considered to 
express his power. 

Tlie Eyes of God, — his omnipresence, care, and superin- 
tending Providence. 

The Mouth of God, — his commands. 

The Bowels of God, — his tender compassion, &c. &c. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 

Introduction ,....., 1 

CHAP. I. 

The attributes and works of god 5 

1. God the Maker of all things 6 

2. The beauty and excellence of the Works of 

God 8 

3. The Majesty, Perfection, Power, and Wis- 

dom of God 10 

CHAP. II. 

the government and providence of god. 
1. God the Governor and Preserver of all 

things ,, . ... 15 

H. The Goodness, Mercy, Faithfulness, Justice, 

and Truth of God 18 

3. God loveth the Righteous, and hateth the 

Wicked 22 

CHAP. III. 

the nature and condition of man in conse- 
quence OF HIS FALL. 

1. The original State, and the Fall of Man 26 

2. The Sinfulness, Weakness, Ignorance, and 

Insufficiency of Man 28 



VI CONTENTS. 

Page 

3. The Shortness, Vanity, Uncertainty, and 

Troubles of Human Life 29 



CHAP. IV. 

THE REDEMPTION AND RESURRECTION OF MAN. 

Page 

1. The Redemption of Man 33 

2. Who the Redeemer is , 36 

3. The Nature, Offices, Authority, and Power 

of Christ - 38 

4. The Holy Ghost and its Operations 41 

5. The Resurrection of Man from the Dead *.. 42 



CHAP. V. 

The duty of man towards god 46 

1. Faith and Trust in God* 50 

2. Obedience and Submission to God 60 

3. The Fear and Love of God 63 

4. The Praise and Worship of God ; and of 

Thanksgiving and Prayer to Him J 67 

5. Sincerity, Zeal, and Perseverance in Moral 

and Religious Duties 74 

6. Forsaking Sin, and Amendment of Life 79 



1 See also Death, p. 29. 

2 God the Governor and Preserver of all things, p. 15. — 
The Goodness, Mercy, Faithfulness, Justice, and Truth of 
God, p. 18. 

3 God the Governor and Preserver of all things, p. 15. — 
Faith and Trust in God, p. 50. 



CONTENTS. Ml 

CHAP. VI. 

THE TWO CHRISTIAN SACRAMENTS I BAPTISM AND THE 
lord's SUPPER. 

BAPTISM WAS ENFORCED, 

Page 

1. By the Example of Christ 87 

2. By the Command of Christ 87 

3. By the Example of his Disciples 88 

4. By the Exhortation of the Apostles 88 

THE LORD'S SUPPER. 

1. This Sacrament was instituted by Jesus 

Christ „ v 89 

2. It was enforced by the Exhortations of the 

Apostles, and the Example of the early 
Christians 90 

CHAP. VII. 

THE GENERAL DUTIES OF MANKIND TOWARD EACH 
OTHER. 

1. Peace, Union, and Love ; Contention, Di- 

vision, and Hatred 92 

2. Friendship 97 

3. Mercy and Compassion — Cruelty and Op- 

pression 99 

4. Justice and Honesty — Injustice and Dis- 

honesty 101 

5. Of Sincerity and Truth — Hypocrisy and 

Falsehood 105 

6. Candour 108 

7. Tale-bearing and Slander 109 

8. Benevolence and Charity ,»... 112 



Till CONTENTS. 

CHAP. VIII. 

THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF MEN TOWARD EACH OTHER. 

Page 

1. The Marriage State; and the Duties of 

Husband and Wife,.. 119 

2. The Duties of Parents and Children 123 

3. The Duties of Masters and Servants 125 

4. The Duties of Subjects and Magistrates... 127 

CHAP. IX. 

THE DUTY OF MAN AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 

1. Virtue and Vice in general 132 

2. Humility and Pride 140 

3. Meekness and Anger 144 

4. Contentment and Envy 147 

5. Covetousness 150 

6. Temperance and Intemperance 152 

7. Discretion and Prudence 154 

8. Diligence and Slothfulness 158 

9. Modesty and Chastity 161 

10. Good and Bad Company 163 

11. Riches and Poverty 165 

12. Prosperity and Adversity 169 

13. Duty under Affliction 170 

CHAP. X. 

Future rewards and punishments 181 

The conclusion 187 



INTRODUCTION. 



My son, attend to my words, incline thine °ar unto 
ray sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes: 
keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are 
life to those that find them, and health to all their 
flesh 1 . 

If thou wilt receive my words, and hide my com- 
mandments with thee: then shalt thou understand 
the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God *. 

My son, gather instruction from thy youth up ; so 
shalt thou find wisdom in thine old age 3 . 

Let thy mind be upon the ordinances of the Lord, 
and meditate continually on his commandments: he 
shall establish thine heart, and give thee wisdom at 
thine own desire 4 . 

Remember thy Creator, in the days of thy youth: 
while the evil days come not, nor the years draw 
nigh, when thou shalt say, " I have no pleasure in 
them V 

Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in 
not keeping his commandments, and his judgments 
and his statutes 6 . 

Meditate on all his works, and talk of his doings 7 . 

Acquaint thyself with God, and be at peace : 
thereby shall good come unto thee. Receive, I 

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2 INTRODUCTION. 

pray thee, trie law from his mouth ? and lay up his 
words in thine heart 8 . 

Lay up these words in thine heart, and in thy soul ; 
and teach them unto thy children, speaking of them 
when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou 
walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and 
when thou risest up 9 . 

" Search the Scriptures/' (saith Christ to the Jews) 
for in them ye think ye have eternal life ; and they 
are they which testify of me 10 ." 

" These things were written that ye might believe 
that Jesus is the Son of God; and that, believing, ye 
might have life II ." 

Be mindful of the words which were spoken be- 
fore of the holy prophets; and of the commandment 
of the apostles IZ . 

Receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which 
is able to save your souls 13 . 

Prove all things: hold fast that which is good 14 . 

Give earnest heed to the things which ye have 
heard, lest at any time ye should let them slip l5 . 

Continue in the things which ye have learned and 
been assured of; knowing that the holy Scriptures 
are able to make you wise unto salvation I6 . 

Be always ready to give an answer to every man 
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in jou 17 . 

But be not carried away with divers and strange 
doctrines: for it is a good thing that the heart be 
established with grace 18 . 

Foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing 
that they do but gender strife 19 . 



INTRODUCTION. 3 

Avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions 
of science falsely so called, which some professing, 
have erred concerning the faith 20 . 

If any man consent not to wholesome words, 
even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ ; and to 
the doctrine which is according to godliness, he is 
proud, knowing nothing 21 . 

If any man obey not the word of God, note that 
man, and have no company with him, that he may 
be ashamed 22 . 

See that ye refuse not him who speaketh : for if 
they escaped who refused him (Moses) who spake 
on earth; much more shall not we escape, i'f we turn 
away from him (Jesus Christ) who speaketh from 
heaven 23 . 

The Excellence of Wisdom. 

Where shall wisdom be found? and where is the 
place of understanding? Man knoweth not the 
price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the 
living 24 . 

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be 
weighed for the price thereof 25 . 

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with 
the precious onyx or the sapphire 26 . 

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it : and the 
exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold 27 . 

The price of wisdom is above rubies: the topaz of 
Ethiopia shall not equal it 28 . 

All the things that may be desired are not to be 
compared to it 29 . 

Wisdom is glorious and never fadeth away; yet 

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* INTRODUCTION. 

she is easily seen of them that love her, and found 
of such as seek her 30 . 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her 
paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay- 
hold upon her; and happy is every one that retaineth 
her 31 . 



REFERENCES. 



1 Prov. iv. 20—22. 2 Prov. ii. 1, 5. 3 Ecclas. vi. 

18. 4 Ecclas. vi. 37. 5 Eccles. xii. 1. 6 Dent. viii. 
11. 7 Ps. lxxvii. 12. 8 Job xxii. 21, 22. 9 Deut. 
xi. 18, 19. 10 John v. 39. " Christ to his disciples, 
John xx. 31. 12 2Pet. iii. 2 I3 James i. 21. H 1 Thes. 
v. 21. 15 Heb. ii. 1. 16 2 Tim. iii. 14, 15. 17 1 Pet. 
iii. 15. 18 Heb. xiii. 9. 19 2 Tim. ii. 23. 20 1 Tim. 
vi. 20, 21. 21 1 Tim. vi. 3, 4. 22 2 Thess. iii. 14, 15, 
23 Heb. xii. 25. 24 Job xxviii. 13. * Job xxviii. 15. 
26 Job xxviii. 16. ** Job xxviii. 17. 28 Job xxviii. 

19. » Prov. viii. 11. 30 Wisd. vi. 12. 31 Prov. 
iii. 17. 



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ECONOMY 

OF 

A CHRISTIAN LIFE. 



CHAP. I. 

THE ATTRIBUTES AND WORKS OF GOD. 

Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one 
Lord 1 . 

He is God, in heaven above, and upon the 
earth beneath 2 . 

Before him there was no God, neither shall be 
after him 3 . 

He is the first and the last, and besides him 
there is no God 4 . 

Unto him may nothing be added, neither can 
be diminished ; and he hath no need of any 
counsellor 5 . 

A thousand years in his sight are but as 
yesterday when it is passed, and as a watch in 
the night 6 . 



6 ATTRIBUTES AND 

Before the mountains were brought forth , or 
ever the earth and the world were made; even 
from everlasting to everlasting he is God 7 . 

One day is with the Lord as a thousand 
years ; and a thousand years as one day 8 . 

We know that there is none other God but 
one ; for though there be that are called gods, 
yet to us there is but one God 9 . 

His throne is for ever and ever 10 . 

1. God the Maker of all Things. 

By the word of the Lord were the heavens 
made, and all the host of them by the breath of 
his mouth 11 . 

God formed the light, and created dark- 
ness 12 . 

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens 13 . 

He gave the sun for a light by day; and or- 
dained the moon and the stars for a light by 
night I4 . 

He hath made heaven, the heaven of heavens, 
with all their host; the earth and all things that 
are therein, the seas and all that is therein, and 
he preserveth them all 15 . 

In the beginning, when the earth was made 
before the borders of the world stood, or ever the 
winds blew ; before it thundered or lightened, or 
ever the foundations of paradise were laid; before 



WORKS OF GOD. 7 

the fair flowers were seen, or the moveable powers 
were established: then did God consider these 
things, and they were all made through him 
alone, and through none other 16 . 

He spake the word and they were made : he 
commanded and they were created 17 . 

Ask the beasts and they shall teach thee ; and 
the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee : or 
speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee ; and 
the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 
Who knoweth not that the hand of the Lord 
hath wrought all these? in whose hand is the 
soul of every living thing, and the breath of all 
mankind 18 . 

The earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is : 
the whole world, and they that dwell therein 19 . 

Who causeth it to rain on the earth, where no 
man is ? On the wilderness, where there is no 
man, to satisfy the desolate and waste ground, 
and to cause the bud of the tender herb to 
spring forth ? — Whence cometh the ice ? and 
the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered 
it 20 . 

And there are yet hid greater things than 
these be : for we have seen but few of his 
works 21 . 

Surely vain are all men by nature, who are 
ignorant of God's works, and cannot, out of the 
things that are seen, know him that is 22 . 



8 ATTRIBUTES AND 

By him were all things created that are in 
heaven, and that are in earth, visible and in- 
visible, whether they be thrones or dominions, 
principalities or powers : all things were created 
by him and for him 23 . 

Thou, Lord, in the beginning, hast laid the 
foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the 
work of thine hands. Thej^ shall perish, but 
thou remainest; and they all shall wax old, as 
doth a garment ; and as a vesture shalt thou fold 
them up, and they shall be changed ; but thou 
art the same, and thy years shall not fail 24 . 

2. The Beauty and Excellence of the Works of 
God. 

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the 
firmament showeth his handy-work. Day unto 
day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth 
knowledge. There is no speech nor language 
where their voice is not heard : their sound is 
gone out into all lands; and their words unto 
the end of the world 25 . 

The sun that giveth light by day looketh 
upon all things ; and the work thereof is full of 
glory 26 . 

Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that 
made it. It compasseth the heaven about with 
a glorious circle, and the hands of the Most High 
have fashioned it 27 . 



WORKS OF GOD. 

The works of the Lord are done in judgment 
from the beginning : and from the time he made 
them, he disposed the parts thereof. None of 
them hindereth another; and they never dis- 
obey his word. The Lord looked upon the 
earth, and filled it with blessings, with all 
manner of good things hath he covered the face 
thereof; and they shall return into it again 28 . 

The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done 
his marvellous works that they ought to be had 
in remembrance * 9 . 

Who shall be filled with beholding the glory 
of the Lord 30 ? 

O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! In 
wisdom hast thou made them all. The earth is 
full of thy riches : so is the great and wide sea 
also; wherein are things creeping, innumerable, 
both small and great beasts 31 . 

O Lord my God, how great are the wondrous 
works which thou hast done ! If I should (at- 
tempt to) declare them and speak, of them, they 
w r ould be more than I am able to express 32 . 

Blessed be thy glorious name (O Lord), which 
is exalted above all blessing and praise. Thou, 
even thou, art Lord alone 3 \ 



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10 ATTRIBUTES AND 

3. The Majesty, Perfection, Power, and Wis- 
dom of God. 

He is a great God, and a great king, above all 
gods 34 . 

Who shall number the strength of his ma- 
jesty? and who shall tell out his mercies? As 
for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may 
nothing be taken from them, neither may any 
thing be put to them, neither can the ground of 
them be found out 35 . 

The whole world before God, is as a little 
grain of the balance; yea, as a drop of the morn- 
ing dew that falleth down upon the earth 36 . 

The Lord is terrible, and very great, and mar- 
vellous is his power 37 . 

If men are astonished at the power and works 
of God, let them understand by them, how much 
mightier is he that made them. For, by the 
greatness and beauty of the creatures, propor- 
tionably the maker of them is seen 38 . 

Is not God in the height of heaven? and be- 
hold the height of the stars how high they are 39 ! 

The heaven, and the heaven of heavens, cannot 
contain him 4 °. 

Who is like unto the Lord? glorious in ho- 
liness, fearful in praises, doing wonders 41 . 

Who is able to stand before this holy Lord 
God 42 ? 



WORKS OF GOD. 1L 

Canst thou, by searching, find out God ? Canst 
thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It 
is as high as heaven, what canst thou do? 
Deeper than hell, what canst thou know ? He 
exceedeth the length of the earth, and is broader 
than the sea 43 . 

O Lord, my God, thou art exceeding glorious, 
thou art clothed with majesty and honour 44 ! 

O Lord, our governor, how excellent is thy 
name in all the world ! thou hast set thy glory 
above the heavens 45 . 

Thy righteousness is very high; and great 
things are they which thou hast done : O Lord, 
who is like unto thee 46 ? 

Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye mighty, ascribe 
unto the Lord- glory and power 47 . 

Ascribe ye greatness unto God our rock : his 
work is perfect, and all his ways are judgment 48 . 

Praise the name of the Lord, for his name 
alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth 
and heaven 49 . 

The eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times 
brighter than the sun, beholding the ways of 
men 5o . 

He looketh to the ends of the earth; and 
seeth under the whole heaven 51 . 

His eyes are in every place, beholding the evil 
and the good 5 \ 

The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man 



12 ATTRIBUTES AND 

looketh on the outward appearance, but the 
Lord looketh on the heart 53 . 

He searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all 
the imaginations of the thoughts 54 . 

No thought escapeth God, neither is any word 
hidden from him 55 . 

Say not thou, " I will hide myself from the 
Lord : shall any remember me from above ? I 
shall not be remembered among so many 
people 56 /' 

Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their 
counsel from the Lord, and say, " Who seeth 
us? who knoweth us?" Shall the thing framed 
say of him that framed it, " he hath no under- 
standing 57 ?" 

" Can any hide himself in secret places that 
I shall not see him?" saith the Lord; " Do not 
I fill heaven and earth 58 ?" 

The works of all flesh are before the Lord ; 
and nothing can be hid from his eyes. He 
seeth from everlasting to everlasting; and there 
is nothing wonderful before him 59 . 

He worketh signs and wonders in heaven and 
in earth 60 . 

It is the Lord that commandeth the waters : it 
is the glorious God that maketh the thunder. 
It is the Lord that ruleth the sea. The voice of 
the Lord is mighty in operation : the voice of the 
Lord is full of majesty 61 . 



WORKS OF GOD. 13 

By his commandment he maketh the snow to 
fall apace; and sendeth swiftly the lightenings of 
his judgment. At his sight the mountains are 
shaken 62 . 

He causeth vapours to ascend from the earth, 
and sendeth forth lightenings with the rain; 
bringing the winds out of his treasuries 6 K 

Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, 
that the everlasting God, the creator of the ends 
of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary 64 ? 

He hath established the world by his wisdom ; 
and hath stretched out the heavens by his dis- 
cretion 65 . 

All nations before the Lord are as nothing; 
and they are counted to him less than nothing, 
and vanity 66 . 

The Lord is high above all nations, and his 
glory is above the heavens 67 . 

Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, 
when the Lord commandeth it not 63 ? 

As he hath thought, so shall it come to pass; 
and as he hath purposed, so shall it stand 69 . 

Who is so great a God as our God 70 ? 

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, 
and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty ; 
for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine. 
Thine is the kingdom, O Lord ; and thou art ex- 
alted above all; and thou reignest over all, and 
in thine hand is power and might; and in thine 



14 ATTRIBUTES AND 

hand it is to make great, and to give strength 
unto all 71 . 

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts, the 
whole earth is full of his glory 72 . 

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom 
and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are 
his judgments ; his ways are past finding out 73 . 

He is far above all principality, and power, 
and might, and dominion, and every name that 
is named, not only in this world, but in that 
which is to come 74 . 

He is the blessed and only potentate ; the king 
of kings, and lord of lords: who dwelleth in the 
light which no man can approach unto, whom 
no man hath seen nor can see 75 . 



REFERENCES. 



1 1 Deut. vi. 4. 2 2 Deut. iv. 30. 3 Isaiah xliii. 10. 
4 Isaiah xliv. 6. 5 Ecclus. xli. 21. 6 Ps. xc. 4. 7 Ps. 
xc. 2. 8 2 Pet. iii. 8. 9 1 Cor. viii. 4, 5. J0 Heb. 
i. 8. M Ps. xxxiii. 6. ia Isaiah lvii. 7. i3 Job 

xxvi. 13. 14 Jer. xxxi. 35. ,5 Neh. ix. 6. 16 Esd. 
vi. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. ,7 Ps. cxlviii. 5. 18 Job xii. 7. 

19 Ps. xxiv. 1. 2° Job xxxviii. 26, 29. 21 Ecclus. 

xliii. 32. 22 Wisd. xiii. 1. 23 Col. i. 16. 24 Heb. 
i. ID. * Ps. xix. 1—4. 26 Ecclus. xlii. 16. 27 Ecclus. 
xliii. 11, 12. 28 Ecclus. xvi. 26—30. » Ps. cxi. 4. 

35 Ecclus. 31 Ps. civ. 24, 25. 32 Ps. xl. 6, 7. ** Neh. 
ix. 6. u Ps. xcv. 3, 4. 35 Ecclus. xviii. 6. 3G Wisd. 



WORKS OF GOD. 15 

xi. 22. ,T7 Ecclas. xliii. 29. y3 Wisd. 3!) Job xxii. 12. 
40 1 Kings viii. 27. 41 Exod. xv. 11. 42 1 Sam. vi. 

20. 43 Job xi. 7—9. 44 Ps. civ. 1. 45 Ps. viii. 1. 
46 Ps. lxxi. 19. 47 Ps. xxix. 1. 48 Deut. xxxii. 3, 4. 
49 Ps. cxlviii. 13. 50 Ecclus. xxiii. 19. 51 Job xxviii. 
24. 52 Prov. xv. 3. 53 1 Sam. xvi. 17. 5i 1 Chr. 
xxviii. 9. 5i Ecclus. xlii. 20. 56 Ecclus. xvi. 17. 

57 Isaiah xxix. 15. 58 Jer. xxiii. 24. 59 Ecclus. xxxix. 
19, 20. 60 Dan. vi. 27. 61 Ps. xxix. 3—5. 62 Ecclus. 
xliii. 13. 63 Jer. x. 13. 64 Isaiah xl. 23. 65 Jer. 

x. 12. 6S Isaiah xl. 17. 67 Ps. cxiii. 4. es Lam. 

iii. 37. 6g Isaiah xiv. 24. 70 Ps. lxxvii. 13. 71 1 Chr. 
xxix. 11, 12. 72 Isaiah vi. 3. 73 Rom. xi. 33. 74 Eph. 
i. 20. 7S 1 Tim. vi. 15, 16. 



CHAP. II. 



THE GOVERNMENT AND PROVIDENCE OF 
GOD. 



I. God the Governor and Preserver of all Things. 

The eyes of the Lord are always upon us, from 
the beginning of the year, even unto the end of 
the year 1 . 

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, be- 
holding the evil and the good *. 

God holdeth our soul in life 3 . 

He will be our guide even unto death 4 . 

He visiteth the earth, and blesseth it ; and 
maketh it very plenteous 5 . 



16 , THE GOVERNJMENT AND 

He crowneth the year with goodness, and his 
clouds drop fatness 6 . 

God giveth rain upon the earth ; and sendeth 
waters upon the fields 7 . 

He cause th grass to grow for the cattle, and 
herb for the service of man, that he may bring 
food out of the earth 8 . 

He crowneth the year with his goodness ; so 
that the pastures are clothed with flocks, and 
the valleys are covered with corn 9 . 

A man need not say, what is this? Wherefore 
is that? For God hath made all things for their 
uses. His blessing covereth the dry land as a 
river, and watereth it as a flood 10 . 

How could any thing have endured if it had 
not been his will? or been preserved if not 
called by him 11 . 

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, wind and 
storm, fulfil his word 1 z . 

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth 
them : he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth 
them again. He taketh away the heart of the 
chief of the people of the earth, and causeth 
them to wander in a wilderness where there is 
no way l3 . 

He putteth down one, and setteth up an- 
other l4 . 

He killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth 
down to the grave, and bringeth up. He maketh 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 17 

poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and 
liftethup 15 . 

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and over- 
throweth the mighty 16 . 

The Lord maketh wars to cease in all the 
earth : he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the 
spear in sunder, and burnetii the chariots in the 
fire 17 . 

By him kings reign, and princes decree jus- 
tice 18 . 

He is the Lord our God, which teacheth us 
to profit, which leadeth us by the way that we 
should go I9 . 

Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath 
his dwelling so high : and yet humbleth himself 
to behold the things that are in heaven and 
earth 20 ? 

He is about our path, and about our bed; and 
spieth out all our ways 71 . 

In him we live, and move, and have our 
being 22 . 

" Take therefore no thought for your life what 
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for 
your body what ye shall put on. — Behold the 
fowls of the air : they sow not, neither do they 
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly 
father feedeth them. Are ye not much better 
than they 23 . 

Consider the lilies of the field : they toil not, 



13 THE GOVERNMENT AND 

neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, 
that even Solomon, in all his glory, was not 
arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God 
so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, 
and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not 
much more clothe you 24 ? 

" Therefore take no thought, saying, 6 what 
shall we eat? or what shall we drink ? or where- 
withal shall we be clothed V For your heavenly 
Father knoweth that ye have need of these 
things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, 
and his righteousness, and all these things shall 
be added unto you 25 . 

2. The Goodness, Mercy, Faithfulness, Justice, 
and Truth of God. 

He is good to all ; and his tender mercies are 
over all his works 2<5 . 

The mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh : he 
reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth, and 
bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock 27 . 

He is a father of the fatherless, and he de- 
fendeth the cause of the widows: even God, in 
his holy habitation 28 . 

Like as a father pitieth his own children : even 
so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. 
For he knoweth whereof we are made ; he re- 
membereth that we are but dust 29 . 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 19 

rewarded us according to our wickednesses. For 
look how high the heaven is in comparison of the 
earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear 
him 3 °. 

The Lord chasteneth them by little and little 
that offend; and warneth them, by putting 
them in remembrance wherein they have of- 
fended, that, leaving their wickedness, they may 
believe on him 31 . 

He is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger 32 . 

Thus saiththe Almighty Lord: " Have I not 
prayed you, as a father his sons, and as a mother 
her daughters, and a nurse her young babes, that 
ye would be my people, and I should be your 
God? that ye should be my children, and I 
should be your father 33 . 

u As I live (saith the Lord God), I have no 
pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that 
the wicked should turn from his evil way and 
live 34 ." 

The Most High is called merciful, and he 
pardoneth : for, if he did not so of his goodness, 
that they, which have committed iniquities, might 
be eased of them, the ten thousandth part of men 
should not remain living 35 . 

He is a God of the afflicted, an helper of the 
oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a protector 
of the forlorn, a saviour of them that are without 
hope 36 . 



20 THE GOVERNMENT AND 

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadethus with 
benefits 37 . 

For he loveth all things that are, and ab- 
horreth nothing which he has made : for never 
would he have made any thing, if he had hated 
it 38 . 

Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the hea- 
vens, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds 39 . 

Thou, O God, art gracious and true; long- 
suffering, and in mercy ordaining all things. If 
we sin we are thine, knowing thy power; but let 
us not sin, knowing that we are counted thine. 
For to know thee is perfect righteousness; yea, 
to know thy power, is the root of immortality 40 . 

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteous- 
ness; and thy law is the truth 41 . 

Thou rewardest every man according to his 
work 42 . 

Righteous is the Lord, and upright are his 
judgments. — For the work of a man shall he 
render unto him, and cause every man to find 
according to his ways 43 . 

God will not do wickedly, neither will the 
Almighty pervert judgment 44 . 

He that is Lord of all shall fear no man's 
person, neither shall he stand in awe of any 
man's greatness; for he hath made the small 
and great, and careth for all alike 45 . 

He accepteth not the persons of princes, nor 



PROVIDENCE OE GOD. 21 

regardeth the rich more than the poor : for they 
are all the work of his hands 46 . 

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the 
earth is full of the goodness of the Lord 47 . 

The Lord is righteous in all his ways; and 
holy in all his works 48 . 

O that men would therefore praise the Lord 
for his goodness; and declare the wonders that 
he doeth for the children of men 49 . 

Praise the Lord: sing praises, lustily, unto 
him with a good courage. For the word of the 
Lord is true ; and all his works are faithful 5 °. 

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gra- 
cious, and his mercy endure th for ever 51 . 

Whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the 
same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he 
be bond or free 52 . 

He that doeth wrong, shall receive for the 
wrong which he hath done 53 . 

God is no respecter of persons; but, in every 
nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righte- 
ousness, is accepted of him 54 . 

With him is no variableness, neither shadow of 
turning 55 . 

He hath appointed a day in which he will 
judge the world in righteousness 56 . 

Just and true are thy ways, thou king of 
saints 57 ! 



22 THE GOVERNMENT AND 

Blessed be the God, and father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spi- 
ritual blessings 58 . 

3. God loveth the Righteous, and hateth the 
Wicked. 

Know that the Lord hath chosen to himself 
the man that is godly 59 . 

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righte- 
ous : he is a buckler to all them that walk up- 
rightly 60 . 

Who hath hardened himself against God, and 
hath prospered 61 . 

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them ; 
and saveth them out of all their troubles 62 . 

But he turneth a fruitful land into barrenness 
for the wickedness of them that dwell therein 63 , 

The Lord directeth a good man's going; and 
delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall 
not be cast down ; for the Lord upholdeth him 
with his hand 64 . 

The Lord alloweth the righteous ; but the un- 
godly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, 
doth his soul abhor 63 . 

When a man's ways please the Lord, he 
maketh his enemies to be at peace with him 66 . 

God disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so 
that they are not able to perform the things they 
take in hand. They meet with darkness in the 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 23 

day time, and grope in the noon-day, as in the 
night 67 . 

The face of the Lord is against them that do 
evil ; to root out the remembrance of them from 
the earth 68 . 

" I have been young (saith David) and now 
am old ; and yet saw I never the righteous for- 
saken, nor his seed begging their bread 69 ." 

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, 
and his days be prolonged, yet surely it shall be 
well with them that fear the Lord 70 . 

The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of 
the godly ; and suddenly he maketh his blessing 
to flourish 71 . 

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the 
wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the 
just? 2 . 

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto 
the Lord ; but he loveth him that folio weth after 
righteousness 73 . 

A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord; 
but a man of wicked devices will he condemn 74 . 

The way of the Lord is strength to the up- 
right : but destruction shall be to the workers of 
iniquity 75 . 

Say not " I have sinned, and what harm hath 
happened unto me ?" For the Lord is long-suf- 
fering, he will in no wise let thee go 76 . 

Say not " his mercy is great, he will be pa- 



24 THE GOVERNMENT AND 

eified for the multitude of my sins:" for mercy 
and wrath come from him, and his indignation 
resteth upon sinners 77 . 

The Lord shall destroy the wicked; they 
shall perish through their own imaginations : 
he shall cast them out in the multitude of their 
ungodliness, for they have rebelled against him. 
— The Lord will give his blessing unto the righte- 
ous; and with his favourable kindness will he 
defend him as with a shield 7S . 

O ye that love the Lord, see ye hate the thing 
that is evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of 
his saints, he shall deliver them from the hands 
of the ungodly 79 . 

The righteous Lord loveth righteousness : his 
countenance will behold the thing that is just 80 . 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give 
thanks unto him for a remembrance of his ho- 
liness 81 . 

The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, 
and his ears are open unto their prayers ; but the 
face of the Lord is against them that do evil 82 . 

He loveth righteousness, and hateth iniquity 83 . 

His mercy is on them that fear him, from ge- 
neration to generation 8 V 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 25 



REFERENCES. 

1 Deut. xi. 12. 2 Prov. xv. 3. 3 Ps. Ixvi. 9. 4 Ps. 
xlviii. 14. 5 Ps. Ixv. 9. 6 Ps. lxv. 12. 7 Job v. 

10. 8 Ps. civ. 14. 9 Ps. lxiv. 11—13. 10 Ecclus. 
xl. 21, 22, " Wisd. xi. 25. 12 Ps. cxlviii. 8. 13 Job 
xii. 23. u Ps. lxxv. 7. 15 1 Sam. ii. 6, 7. 16 Job 
xii. 19. 17 Ps. xlvi. 9. 18 Ps. viii. 15. 19 Isaiah 
xlviii. 17. 2° Ps. cxiii. 1. 21 Ps. cxxxix. 1, 2. 22 Acts 
xvii. 28. 23 Christ to his disciples, Matt. vi. 25, 26. 

24 lb. Matt. vi. 28, 29, 30. ^ lb. Matt. vi. 31, 32, 33. 

25 lb. Matt. vi. 34. * Ps. cxlv. 9. 28 Ecclus. xviii. 13. 
29 Ps. ciii. 13, 14. 30 Ps. ciii. 10, 11. 31 Wisd. xii. 1, 2. 
32 Joel ii. 13. 33 2 Esd. ii. 28. 34 Ezek. xxxiii. 11. 
35 2 Esd. vii. 62. 36 Judith ix. 11. 37 Ps. lxviii. 19^ 
38 Wisd. xi. 24. 39 Ps. cvii. 8. 40 Wisd. xv. 1, 2, 3. 
41 Ps. cxix. 142. 42 Ps. Ixii. 12. 43 Ps. cxix. 137.— 
Job xxxiv. 11. 44 Job xxxiv. 12. 45 Wisd. vi. 7. 
46 Job xxxiv. 19. 47 Ps. xxxiii. 5. 48 Ps. cxlv. 17. 
49 Ps. cvii. 8. 60 Ps. 51 Ps. cvii. 1. 52 Eph. vi. 8. 
53 Col. iii. 25. 54 Acts x. 34, 35. 55 Jam. i. 17. 
56 Acts xvii. 31. 57 Rev. xv. 1. 68 Eph. i. 3. 
59 Ps. iv. 3. eo Prov. ii. 7. 61 Job ix. 4. 62 Ps. 
xxxiv. 6. 63 Ps. cvii. 33, 34. 64 Ps. xxxvii. 23, 24. 

G5 p g# 66 p rQV# xv j, 7# 67 J k v# 12 . 68 p s> xxx i v 16# 

69 Ps. xxxvii. 25. 70 Eccles. viii. 12. 71 Ecclus. xii. 22. 
72 Prov. iii. 33. 73 Prov. xv. 9. 74 Prov. xii. 2. 

75 Prov. x. 29. 76 Ecclus. 77 Ecclus. 78 Ps. v. 

11, 12, 13. 79 Ps. xcvii. 10. 80 Ps. ix. 8. 81 Ps. 
xcvii. 11, 12. 82 1 Pet. iii. 12. 83 Heb. i. 9. 
34 Luke i. 50. 



26 NATURE AND CONDITION OF MAN 



CHAR III. 

THE NATURE AND CONDITION OF MAN IN 
CONSEQUENCE OF HIS FALL. 



1 . The original State and the Fall of Man. 

The Lord God formed man of the dust of the 
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath 
of life; and man became a living soul 1 . 

He made him little lower than the angels to 
crown him with glory and honour 2 . 

God created man in his own image; in the 
image of God created he him ; male and female 
created he them 3 . 

And God blessed them, and God said unto 
them : " Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish 
the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion 
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of 
the air, and over every living thing that moveth 
upon the earth 4 ." 

And the Lord God planted a garden east- 
ward, in Eden; — and he put the man whom he 
had formed into the garden of Eden, to dress 
it, and to keep it 5 . 

And the Lord God commanded the man, say- 
ing, " of every tree of the garden thou mayest 
freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of 



IN CONSEQUENCE OF HIS FALL. 27 

good and evil, thou shall not eat of it; for in the 
day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely 
die 6 ." 

The serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty 7 . 

And she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat ; 
and gave also unto her husband with her, and he 
did eat 8 . 

And the Lord God said unto the woman, — 
" Because thou hast done this, I will greatly mul- 
tiply thy sorrow and thy conception : in sorrow 
shalt thou bring forth children ; and thy desire 
shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over 
thee 5." 

And unto Adam he said, " Cursed is the 
ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of 
it all the days of thy life. Thorns also, and 
thistles, shall it bring forth to thee. In the 
sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread, till thou 
return unto the ground, for out of it wast thou 
taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt 
thou return 10 /' 

Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from 
the garden of Eden, to till the ground from 
whence he was taken 11 . 

Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the 
world, and death by sin; so death passed upon 
all men, for that all have sinned x *. 

By one man's disobedience many were made 
sinners 13 . 

c 2 



28 NATURE AND CONDITION OF MAN 



2. The Sinfulness, Weakness, Ignorance, and 
Insufficiency of Man. 

There is not a man upon earth that doeth good, 
and sinneth not 14 . 

The children of men are corrupt; they have 
done abominable works. There is none that 
doeth good. They are all gone aside : they are 
altogether become filthy : there is none that 
doeth good, no not one I5 . 

The heart of the sons of men is full of evil ; 
and madness is in their heart while they live 16 . 

The heart of man is deceitful above all things, 
and desperately wicked, who can know it 17 ? 

Who can say, " I have made my heart clean, 
I am pure from sin 18 ?" 

"What is man that he should be clean? or he 
that is born of a woman, that he should be 
righteous ? How abominable and filthy is man, 
which drinketh iniquity like water 19 ! 

We are all as an unclean thing ; and all our 
righteousnesses are as filthy rags 2 °. 

Our goodness is as a morning cloud ; and, as 
the early dew, it goeth away 21 . 

The children of men are deceitful upon the 
weights ; they are altogether lighter than vanity 
itself". 

We wait for light, but behold obscurity ; for 



IN CONSEQUENCE OF HIS FALL. 29 

brightness, but we walk in darkness ; we grope 
for the wall like the blind ; we stumble at noon- 
day as in the night 23 . 

The whole world lieth in wickedness 24 . 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 
ourselves, and the truth is not in us Z5 . 

" From within, out of the heart of men, pro- 
ceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, mur- 
ders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, 
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride* 
foolishness. All these evil things come from 
within, and defile the man 26 ." 

The flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the 
spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary 
the one to the other 27 . 

The carnal mind is at enmity against God; 
for it is not subject to the law of God : so that 
they that are in the flesh cannot please God 28 . 

There is none righteous, no not one 29 . 

3. The Shortness, the Vanity, Uncertainty, and 
Troubles of Human Life. 

We are but of yesterday, and know nothing, 
because our days upon earth are as a shadow 3o . 

The days of man are but as grass : he flou- 
rished as a flower of the field. For as soon as 
the wind goeth over it, it is gone; and the place 
thereof shall know it no more 31 . 



30 NATURE AND CONDITION OF MAN 

Our days are swifter than a post. They are 
passed away as the swift ships 32 . 

Our time is a very shadow that passeth away ; 
and after our end there is no returning 33 . 

The days of our age are three score years 
and ten; and, though men be so strong that they 
come to four score years, yet is their strength 
then but labour and sorrow, so soon passeth it 
away and we are gone 34 . 

There are some who think that their houses 
shall continue for ever, and that their dwelling- 
places shall endure from one generation to 
another,, and call the lands after their own 
names. Nevertheless man will not abide in 
honour, seeing he may be compared unto the 
beasts that perish. This is their foolishness, 
and their posterity approve their sayings 35 . 

If a man live many years, and rejoice in 
them all; yet let him remember the days of 
darkness, for they will be many. All that 
cometh is vanity 36 . 

Men of low degree are vanity; and men of 
high degree are a lie 37 . 

Verily every man, at his best state, is alto- 
gether vanity 38 . 

We pass away out of the world as grass- 
hoppers, and our life is astonishment and fear 39 . 

What is man, and whereto serveth he? The 
number of a man's days are, at most, an hundred 



IN CONSEQUENCE OF HIS FALL. 31 

years. As a drop of water unto the sea, and a 
gravel stone in comparison of the sand ; so are a 
thousand years to the clays of eternity 4 °. 

Who knoweth what is good for man in this 
life: all the days of his vain life, which he 
spendeth as a shadow 4I ? 

What profit hath a man of all the labour that 
he taketh; and of the vexation of his heart 
wherein he hath laboured under the sun 42 ? 

Man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth 
himself in vain. He heapeth up riches, and can- 
not tell who shall gather them 43 . 

As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked 
shall he return, to go as he came ; and shall take 
nothing of his labour, which he may carry away 
in his hand. In all points as he came so shall 
he go 44 . 

Man is of few days, and full of trouble. He 
cometh forth like a flower and is cut down: he 
fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not 45 . 

Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly up- 
ward 46 . 

Man knoweth not his time : but as the fishes 
that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds 
that are caught in the snare, so are the sons of 
men snared in an evil time when it falleth sud- 
denly upon them 47 . 

When thou (Lord) hidest thy face they are 
troubled: when thou takest away their breath 
they die and are turned again to their dust 48 . 



32 NATURE AND CONDITION OF MAN 

As soon as thou scatterest them they are even 
as a sleep, and fade away suddenly, like the 
grass. In the morning it is green and groweth 
up ; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up 
and withered 49 . 

All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as 
the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and 
the flower thereof falleth away 5 °. 

Go to now, ye that say " to-day or to-morrow 
we will go into such a city, and continue there a 
year, and buy, and sell, and get gain:" whereas 
ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For 
what is your life ? it is even (as) a vapour which 
appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth 
away 51 . 

Here we have no continuing city, but we seek 
one to come 52 . 

O that men were wise! That they would un- 
derstand this! That they would consider their 
latter end 53 ! 



REFERENCES. 



1 Gen. ii. 7. 2 Ps. viii. 5. 3 Gen. i. 27. 4 Gen. 
i. 28. 5 Gen. ii. 8 and 15. *■ Gen. ii. 16, 17. 7 2 Cor. 
xi. 3. 8 Gen. iii. 6. 9 Gen. iii. 13 and 16. 10 Gen. 
iii. 17, 18, 19. " Gen. iii. 23. 12 Rom. v. 12. 13 Rom. 
v. 19. 14 Eccles. vii. 20. 15 Ps. xiv. 2, 3. 16 Eccles. 
ix. 3. 17 Jer. xvii. 9. 18 Prov. xx. 9. 19 Job xv. 
14, 15, 16. 20 Is. lxiv. 6. 21 Hos. vi. 4. 22 Ps. Ixii. % 



IN CONSEQUENCE OF HIS FALL. 33 

23 Is. lix. 9, 10. 24 1 John v. 19. 25 1 John i. 8. 

2,5 Christ to the Jews, Mark vii. 21, 22, 23. 27 Gal. v. 17. 
28 Rom. viii. 7, 8. M Rom. iii. 10. 30 Job viii. 9. 

31 Ps. ciii. 15. Grass, or herbage. 32 Job ix. 25, 26. 

33 Wisd. ii. 5. 34 Ps. xc. 10. 35 Ps. xlix. 11, 12, 13. 
35 Eccles. xi. 8. w Ps. lxii. 9. :i8 Ps. xxxix. 5. 

39 2 Esdras iv. 24. 40 Ecclus. xviii. 9, 10. 41 Eccles. 
vi. 12. 42 Eccles. i. 3, and ii. 11. 43 Ps. xxxix. 5, 6. 
44 Eccles. v. 15, 16. 43 Job xiv. 1, 2. 46 Job v. 7. 

47 Eccles. ix. 12. 48 Ps. civ. 29. 49 Ps. xc. 5, 6. 

30 1 Pet. i. 24. 51 Jam. iv. 13, 14. 52 Heb. xiii. 14. 
53 Deut. xxxii. 29. 



CHAP. IV. 



THE REDEMPTION AND RESURRECTION OF 

MAN. 



1. The Redemption of Man. 

Since by man came death, by man came also 
the resurrection of the dead : for, as in Adam 
all die, even so in Christ shall all be made 
alive ■• 

As by one man's disobedience many were 
made sinners; so, by the obedience of one, 
shall many be made righteous 2 . 

God, who, at sundry times, and in divers 
manners, spake in time past, unto the fathers by 
the prophets, hath, in these last days, spoken 

c 3 



34 THE REDEMPTION AND 

unto us by liis Son, whom 'he hath appointed 
heir of all things 3 . 

He spared not his own Son, but delivered 
him up for us all 4 . 

It behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise again 
from the dead, that repentance and remission of 
sins might be preached in his name among ail 
nations 5 ! 

God, having raised up his son Jesus, sent him 
to bless us, in turning away every one of us from 
his iniquities 6 . 

" The Son of man came to seek and to save 
that which was lost 7 /' 

By his stripes ye were healed 8 . 

He, of God, is made unto us wisdom and 
righteousness, and sanctification, and redemp- 
tion 9 . 

Through his name, whosoever believeth in 
him shall receive remission of sins 10 . 

We have redemption through his blood, the 
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his 
grace; wherein he hath abounded towards us 11 . 

By him all that believe are justified from all 
things from which they could not be justified by 
the law of Moses I2 . 

He hath brought life and immortality to light 
through the gospel 13 . 

This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all 



RESURRECTION OF MAN. 35 

acceptation, that " Christ Jesus came into the 
world to save sinners 14 ." 

This is the record that God hath given to us, 
eternal life, and this life is in his Son 15 . 

God so loved the world that he gave his only 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life ; — that 
the world through him might be saved l6 . 

He hath delivered us from the power of dark- 
ness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of 
his dear Son ; — having made us meet to be par- 
takers of the inheritance of the saints in light 17 . 

Wherefore let us lay apart all filthiness, and 
superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meek- 
ness the engrafted word, which is able to save our 
souls I8 . 

How shall we escape if we neglect so great 
salvation I9 . 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he 
hath visited and redeemed his people ;— that we 
should be saved from our enemies, and from the 
hand of all that hate us ; — that we might serve 
him, without fear, in holiness and righteousness 
before him, all the days of our life 20 . 

Blessed be the God, and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, which, according to his abundant 
mercy, hath begotten us again unto a lively hope, 
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the 



36 THE REDEMPTION AND 

dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and unde- 
fined, and that fadeth not away 21 . 

Thanks be to God who hath given us the vic- 
tory, through our Lord Jesus Christ 22 . 

2. Who the Redeemer is. 

The day-spring from on high hath visited us, 
to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in 
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the 
way of peace 23 . 

By him were all things created that are in 
heaven, and that are in earth, visible and in- 
visible : whether they be thrones or dominions, 
or principalities or powers. *4nd he is before 
all things, and by him all things consist 24 . 

In the beginning was the word, and the word 
was with God, and the word was God. — All 
things were made by him, and without him was 
not any thing made that w r as made 25 . 

The word was made flesh, and dwelt among us 
(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only 
begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth 26 . 

The law was given by Moses, but grace and 
truth came by Jesus Christ 2? . 

Moses truly said unto the fathers, " a prophet 
shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of 
your brethren, like unto me, him shall ye hear, 
in whatsoever things he shall say unto you : and 



RESURRECTION OF MAN. 37 

it shall come to pass that every soul which will 
not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from 
among the people 28 ." 

Jesus Christ was a minister of the circum- 
cision for the truth of God, to confirm the pro- 
mises made unto the fathers : and that the Gen- 
tiles might glorify God for his mercy 29 . 

" The stone which the builders rejected, the 
same is become the head of the corner : this is 
the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our 
eyes 3 °." 

We know that the Son of God is come, and 
hath given us an understanding that we may 
know him that is true : and we are in him that 
is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This 
is the true God, and eternal life 31 . 

To us there is but one God, the Father of all 
things; and one Lord Jesus Christ 32 . 

He is Lord of all 33 . 

And over all, God blessed for ever and ever 34 . 

Great is the mystery of godliness: God was 
manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen 
of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed 
on in the world, received up into glory 35 . 

Hereby perceive we the love of God for us, 
because he laid down his life for us 36 . 

" I am Alpha, and Omega, the beginning, 
and the ending/' saith the Lord, " which is, 



38 THE REDEMPTION AND 

and which was, and which is to come, the 
Almighty 37 ." 

" I am he that liveth and was dead; and be- 
hold I am alive for evermore. Amen; and have 
the keys of hell and of death 38 ." 

3. The Nature, Offices, Authority, and Power 
of Christ. 

God sent forth his son, made of a woman, 
made under the law, to redeem them that were 
under the law, that we might receive the adop- 
tion of sons 39 . 

The Father gave him power over all flesh, 
that he should give eternal life to as many as 
he hath given him 40 . 

For this purpose was the Son of God ma- 
nifested, that he might destroy the works of the 
devil 41 . 

He gave himself for us, that he might redeem 
us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a 
peculiar people, zealous of good works 4 \ 

Christ Jesus came into the world to save 



sinners 



43 



" The son of man came to seek and to save 
that which was lost 44 /' 

He hath once suffered for sins, the just for the 
unjust 45 . 



RESURRECTION OF MAN. 39 

He was delivered for our offences, and was 
raised again for our justification 46 . 

He hath loved us, and hath given himself for 
us, an offering and a sacrifice to God 47 . 

" The son of man came to give his life a ran- 
som for many 4 V 

He became obedient unto death, even the 
death of the cross 49 . 

Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example 
that we should follow his steps 50 . 

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because 
he laid down his life for us 51 . 

Christ was once offered to bear the sins of 
many ; and unto them that look for him shall he 
appear the second time without sin unto salva- 
tion 52 . 

God hath appointed a day in the which he will 
judge the world in righteousness, by that man 
whom he hath ordained : whereof he hath given 
assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised 
him from the dead 53 . 

It is he which was ordained of God to be the 
judge of quick and dead 54 . 

Christ is the head of the church, and the sa- 
viour of the body 55 . 

He both died, and rose and revived, that he 
might be Lord both of the dead and of the living 56 . 

He took not on him the nature of angels ; but 
he took on him the seed of Abraham 57 . 



40 THE REDEMPTION AND 

We have not an high priest which cannot be 
touched with a feeling of our infirmities, but he 
was, in all points, tempted like as we are, yet 
without sin 58 . 

For, in that he himself hath suffered, being 
tempted, he is able to succour them that are 
tempted 59 . 

We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus 
Christ, the righteous, and he is the propitiation 
for our sins; and not for ours only, bat for the 
sins of the whole world 6o . 

Such an high priest became us, who was holy, 
harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and 
made higher than the heavens 6, s 

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his 
mouth 62 . 

This is the stone which was set at nought by 
the builders, which is become the head of the 
corner : neither is there salvation in any other. 
For there is none other name under heaven, 
given among men, whereby we can be saved 6 K 

There is one mediator between God and man, 
the man Jesus Christ 64 . 

Other foundation can no man lay than is laid, 
which is Jesus Christ 65 . 

God hath given to us eternal life, and this life 
is in his son 66 . 

Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day, and 
for ever — is able to save them to the uttermost 



RESURRECTION OF MAN. 4L 

that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth 
to make intercession for us 6? . 

He is the blessed and only potentate, the King 
of kings, and Lord of lords ; who only hath im- 
mortality, dwelling in the light which no man 
can approach unto, whom no man hath seen nor 
can see 68 . 

In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead 
bodily 6 K 

He shall reign over the house of Jacob for 
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no 
end 70 . 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with spiritual 
blessings, in heavenly places in Christ 71 . 

The kingdoms of this world are become the 
kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he 
shall reign for ever and ever 72> . 

4. The Holy Ghost and its Operations. 

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, 
and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you 73 ? 

" Except a man be born again of water, and 
of the Spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of 
God 7 V 

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the 
law — that we might receive the promise of the 
Spirit through faith 75 . 



42 THE REDEMPTION AND 

Through him we have an access, by one Spirit, 
unto the Father 76 . 

As many as are led by the Spirit of God are 
the sons of God 77 . 

We, through the Spirit, wait for the hope of 
righteousness by faith 78 . 

The manifestation of the Spirit is given to 
every man to profit withal 79 . 

The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we 
know not what we should pray for as we ought; 
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us 
according to the will of God 8 °. 

The Spirit searcheth all things, yea the deep 
things of God 81 . 

" The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou 
hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell 
whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is 
every one that is born of the Spirit 8 V 

He that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the 
Spirit reap life everlasting 83 . 

The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and 
righteousness, and truth 84 . 

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 
long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meek- 
ness, temperance 85 . 

5. The Resurrection of Man from the Dead. 

It is appointed unto men once to die, but after 
this to the judgment 86 . 



RESURRECTION OF MAN. 43 

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be 
changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 
at the last trump ; for this corruptible must put 
on incorruption, and this mortal must put on im- 
mortality 8; . 

Since by man came death, by man came also 
the resurrection of the dead : for, as in Adam, 
all die, even so in Christ shall all be made 
alive 88 . 

There shall be a resurrection of the dead, 
both of the just, and of the unjust 8g . 

" The hour is coming in the which all that are 
in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall 
come forth, they that have done good, unto the 
resurrection of life; and they that have done 
evil unto the resurrection of damnation 9 °." 

" Then shall they see the Son of man coming 
in clouds with great power and glory. And 
then shall he send his angels, and shall gather 
together his elect from the four winds, from the 
uttermost part of the earth, to the uttermost 
part of heaven 91 ." 

He who raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise 
up us also 92 . 

God sent his only begotten Son into the world 
that we might live through him 93 . 

And he hath brought life and immortality to 
light by the gospel 94 . 

God hath delivered us from the power of 



44 THE REDEMPTION AND 

darkness, and translated us unto the kingdom of 
his dear Son ; having made us meet to be par- 
takers of the inheritance of the Saints in light 95 . 

The Lord Jesus Christ shall change our vile 
body that it may be fashioned like unto his glo- 
rious body; according to the mighty working 
whereby he is able to subdue all things to him- 
self 96 . 

Seeing then that all things shall be dissolved, 
what manner of persons ought we to be in all 
holy conversation and godliness; looking for, 
and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, 
wherein the heavens, being on fire, shall be dis- 
solved, and the elements shall melt with fervent 
heat 97 . 



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RESURRECTION OF MAN. 45 

iii. 16. w Rev. i. 8. 38 Rev. i. 18. 39 Gal. iv. 

4, 5. 40 John xvii. 2. 41 1 John iii. 8. 42 Tit. 

ii. 11. 43 1 Tim. i. 15. 44 Luke xix. 10. 45 1 Pet. 
iii. 18. 46 Rom. iv. 25. 47 Eph. v. 2. 48 Mark 

x. 45. 49 Phil. ii. 8. 50 1 Pet. ii. 21. 5l 1 John 

iii. 16. 52 Heb. ix. 28. 53 Acts xvii. 31. 54 Acts 
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ii. 16. 58 Heb. iv. 15. 59 Heb. ii. 18. 60 1 John 
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66 1 John v. 11. 67 Heb. xiii. 8 and Heb. vii. 25. 

08 1 Tim. vi. 14, 15. 69 Col. ii. 9. 70 Luke i. 33. 

71 Eph. i. 3. 72 Rev. xi. 15. 73 1 Cor. iii. 16. 

74 John iii. 5. 75 Gal. iii. 13, 14. 76 Eph. ii. 18. 

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i. 10. 95 Col. i. 13 and 12. ° 6 Phil. iii. 20, 21. * c 2 Pet. 
iii. 11, 12. 



46 THE DUTY OF MAN 

CHAP. % 

THE DUTY OF MAN TOWARDS GOD. 

Thus saith the Lord, " Let not the wise man 
glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man 
glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in 
his riches : hut let him that glorieth glory in this, 
that he understandeth and knoweth me that I am 
the Lord, which exercise loving-kindness, judg- 
ment, and righteousness in the earth x ." 

My son, he mindful of the Lord our God all 
thy days, and let not thy will be set to sin, or to 
transgress his commandments. Do uprightly all 
thy life long, and follow not the ways of un- 
righteousness *. 

The knowledge of the commandments of the 
Lord is the doctrine of life ; and they that do 
things that please him shall receive the fruit of 
the tree of immortality 3. 

Remember now thy Creator, in the days of 
thy youth: while the evil days come not, nor 
the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, " I 
have no pleasure in them 4 ." 

Prepare thine heart unto the Lord and serve 
him 5 . 

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good: 
and what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, 



TOWARDS GOD. 47 

but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk 
humbly with thy God 6 ? 

Meditate on all his works, and talk of his 
doings 7 . 

Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord 
shall fight for thee 8 . 

Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put 
not off from day to day ; for suddenly shall the 
wrath of the Lord come forth, and in thy se- 
curity thou shalt be destroyed and perish in the 
day of vengeance 9 . 

Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God 
in not keeping his commandments and his judg- 
ments and his statutes I0 . 

Turn not aside from following the Lord, but 
serve the Lord with all your heart, and turn 
ye not aside 11 . 

Say not thou, " I will hide myself from the 
Lord: shall any remember thee from above? 
I shall not be remembered among so many 
people ; for what is my soul among such an infi- 
nite number of creatures?" Behold the heaven, 
and, the heaven of heavens; the deep, and the 
earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved 
when he shall visit 12 . 

His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom ; and 
all dominions shall serve and obey him l3 . 

All nations whom he hath made shall come 
and worship before him; and shall glorify his 
name I4 . 



48 THE DUTY OF MAN 

Every knee shall bow to him, and every tongue 
shall confess to God J 5. 

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear chil- 
dren Walk as children of light; — and have 

no fellowship with the unfruitful works of dark- 
ness, but rather reprove them l6 . 

" Love the Lord your God with all your heart, 
and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 
This is the first and great commandment 17 ." 

Set your affections on things above, and not on 
things of the earth l8 . 

" Lay not up for yourselves treasure upon 
earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where 
thieves break through and steal; but lay up for 
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither 
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 
do not break through nor steal 19 ." 

Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also 
reap : for he that soweth to his flesh shall of the 
flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the 
spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting 20 . 

Be ye therefore not conformed to this world, 
but be ye transformed by the renewing of your 
mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and 
acceptable, and perfect will of God ai . 

Walk while ye have light, lest darkness come 
upon you ** 

Be ye steadfast and unmovable, always abound- 
ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye 



TOWARDS GOD. 49 

know that your labour is not in vain in the 
Lord* 3 . 

" Let jour light so shine before men, that they 
may see your good works, and glorify your Father 
which is in heaven 2 V 

Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, 
do all to the glory of God 2,5 . 

Whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, do all in 
the name of the Lord Jesus 26 . 

None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth 
to himself. For whether we live we live unto 
the Lord ; or whether we die we die unto the 
Lord ; whether we live therefore or die we are 
the Lord's *7. 

For the love of Christ constraineth us, who 
died for all; that they which live should not, 
henceforth, live unto themselves, but unto him 
which died for them and rose again a8 . 

Having therefore these promises, dearly be- 
loved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness 
of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear 
of God ^ 

The grace of God, that bringeth salvation, hath 
appeared to all men ; teaching us, that denying 
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live 
soberly, righteously, and godly in this present 
world 30 . 



50 THE DUTY OF MAN 



1. Faith and T? v ust in God. 

The Lord reigneth, the Lord is clothed with 
majesty, the Lord is clothed with strength 31 . 

He has been our refuge in all generations 3Z . 

There is none besides him, neither is there 
any rock like our God 33 . 

Who is God, save the Lord? and who is a 
rock, save our God 34 ? 

His mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and his 
faithfulness unto the clouds 35 . 

The Lord is the confidence of all the ends of 
the world ; and of them that are afar off upon the 
sea 36 . 

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor 
counsel against him 37 . 

The Lord killeth and maketh alive ; he bring- 
eth down to the grave and bringeth up. The 
Lord maketh poor and maketh rich : he bringeth 
low and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out 
of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the 
dunghill, to set them among princes, and to 
make them inherit the throne of glory ; for the 
pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath 
set the world upon them 38 . 

Far be it from God that he should do wicked- 
ness; and from the Almighty that he should 
commit iniquity. For the work of a man shall 



TOWARDS GOD. 51 

lie render unto him; and cause every man to 
find according to his ways 39 . 

Yea surely God will not do wickedly, neither 
will the Almighty pervert judgment. Who hath 
given him a charge over the earth ? or who hath 
disposed the whole world 40 ? 

God is not a man that he should lie, neither 
the son of man that he should repent. Hath he 
said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, 
and shall he not make it good 41 . 

Know that the Lord thy God, he is God, the 
faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy 
with them that love him and keep his command- 
ments for a thousand generations 4 *. 

Look at the generations of old and see, did 
any ever trust in the Lord and was confounded ? 
Did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken ? Or 
whom did he ever despise that called upon 
him 43 ? 

There shall no evil happen unto them that 
fear the Lord ; but in temptation he will deliver 
them 44 . 

None of them that trust in the Lord shall be 
desolate 45 . 

They that trust in the Lord shall be as the 
Mount Sion, which cannot be removed, but 
standeth fast for ever 46 . 

God giveth power unto the faithful, and to 
them that have no might he increaseth strength 47 . 

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52 THE DUTY OF MAN 

The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord : 
he is their strength in the time of trouble; the 
Lord shall help them aud deliver them : he shall 
deliver them from the wicked and shall save them, 
because they trust in him 48 . 

Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that 
fear him ; and upon them that put their trust in 
his mercy : to deliver their soul from death, and 
to keep them alive in famine 49 . 

The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and 
put their trust in him ; and all they that are true 
of heart shall be glad 5 °. 

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but he 
that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass 
him on every side 51 . 

Thus saith the Lord — " Leave thy fatherless 
children I will preserve them alive, and let thy 
widow trust in me 52 ." 

He hath been a strength to the poor, a strength 
to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the 
storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast 
of the terrible ones was as a storm against the 
wall 53 . 

Blessed is the man that hath the God of Jacob 
for his help ; and whose hope is in the Lord his 
God, who made heaven and earth; the sea, and 
all that therein is : who keepeth his promise for 
ever 54 . 

Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the 



TOWARDS GOD. 53 

Lord ; and turneth not unto the proud, and to 
such as go about with lies 55 . 

Trust thou in the Lord with all thine heart ; 
and lean not to thine own understanding. In 
all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall di- 
rect thy paths 56 . 

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy 
thoughts shall be established 57 . 

Wait on the Lord ; be of good courage, and 
he shall strengthen thine heart 58 . 

Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and do good; 
so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou 
shalt be fed 59 . 

Delight thou in the Lord: and he shall give 
thee thy heart's desire : commit thy way unto 
the Lord; trust in him, and he shall bring it to 
pass 6o . 

Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and 
he shall promote thee that thou possess the land : 
when the ungodly perish thou shalt see it 61 . 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put any 
confidence in man: it is better to trust in the 
Lord, than to put any confidence in princes 62 . 

Thus saith the Lord, " Cursed be man that 
trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm; and 
whose heart departeth from the Lord : for he 
shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall 
not see when good comes 6 \" 

How hath God helped him that was without 



54 THE DUTY OF MAN 

power ? How hath he saved the arm that had no 
strength? How hath he counselled him that had 
no wisdom 64 ? 

Marvel not at the works of sinners ; but trust 
in the Lord, and abide in thy labour : for it is an 
easy thing, in the sight of the Lord, on the sudden 
to make a poor man rich 6 K 

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the de- 
solation of the wicked when it cometh : for the 
Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy 
foot from being taken 66 . 

O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints; for 
they who seek the Lord shall want no manner 
of thing that is good 6? . 

Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in the 
Lord; he is your helper and defender 68 . 

Put your trust in God alway, ye people; pour 
out your hearts before him, for God is our hope 69 . 

God is our hope and strength, a very present 
help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear even 
though the earth be moved ; and though the 
mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. 
Though the waters thereof rage and swell; and 
though the mountains shake at the tempest of the 
same 70 . 

He will be our guide even unto death 7r . 

Trust ye, therefore, in the Lord for ever: for 
in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength 72 „ 



TOWARDS GOD. 53 

God that made the world, and all things therein, 
seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dw^lleth 
not in temples made with hands : neither is wor- 
shipped with men's hands, as though he needed 

any thing he giveth to all life, and breath, 

and all things 73 . 

Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from 
above, and cometh down from the Father of 
lights, with whom is no variableness, neither 
shadow of turning 74 . 

" Therefore take no thought for your life, 
saying what ye shall eat ? or what ye shall drink ? 
or wherewithal shall ye be clothed? for your 
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of 
all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom 
of God and his righteousness, and all these things 
shall be added unto you 7 V 

Cast all your care upon him, for he careth for 
you 7< \ 

Be ye followers of them, who through faith 
and patience inherit the promises 77 . 

Look not at the things which are seen, but at 
the things which are not seen: for the things 
which are seen are temporal, but the things which 
are not seen are eternal 78 . 

We are saved by hope : but hope that is seen, 
is not hope : for what a man seeth why doth he 
yet hope for : But if we hope for that we see not, 
then do we, with patience, wait for it 79 . 



56 THE DUTY OF MAN 

Faith is the substance of things hoped for : the 
evidence of things not seen 80 . 

Without faith it is impossible to please God. 
For he that cometh to God must believe that he 
is, and that he is a re warder of them that dili- 
gently seek him 8l . 

To him that belie veth in him that justifieth the 
ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness 8z . 

Being justified by faith, we have peace with 
God through our Lord Jesus Christ 83 . 

By grace are we saved through faith 84 . 

But faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being 
alone 8s . 

By works faith is made perfect 86 . 

Add therefore to your faith virtue; and to 
virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, tem- 
perance; and to temperance, patience; and to 
patience, godliness ; and to godliness, brotherly- 
kindness ; and to brotherly-kindness, charity 87 . 

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking 
for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ 88 . 

This is the victory that overcometh the world, 
even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the 
world but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son 
ofGod 8 *? 

He that believeth not God, hath made him a 
liar, because he believeth not the record that God 
gave of his Son. And this is the record, that 



TOWARDS GOD. 57 

God hatli given to us eternal life: and this life 
is in his Son 90 . 

He that hath the Son hath life: and he that 
hath not the Son hath not life 91 . 

A man is not justified by the works of the 
law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ 92 . 

By him all that believe are justified from all 
things, from which they could not be justified by 
the law of Moses 93 . 

Christ is the end of the law for righteousness 
to every one that believeth 94 . 

Through his name, whosoever believeth in him 
shall receive remission of sins 95 . 

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the 
Son of God, God dwelieth in him, and he in 
God 95 . 

This is his commandment, that we should be- 
lieve on the name of his Son Jesus Christ 97 . 

He is able to save them to the uttermost that 
come to God by him; seeing he ever liveth to 
make intercession for them 9 \ 

That whosoever believeth on him should not 
perish, but have eternal life 99 . 

"He that believeth in me(saith Christ), though 
he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever 
liveth and believeth in me shall never die ,0 V 

" He that heareth my word, and believeth on 
him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall 

b 3 



58 THE DUTY OF MAN 

not come into condemnation, but is passed from 
death unto life ,o! ." 

" I am the light of the world: he that fol- 
loweth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall 
have the light of life I0 Y' 

" Come unto me all ye that labour and are 
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my 
yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek 
and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your 
souls I0 V 

'* Every one that hath forsaken houses, or 
brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or 
wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, 
shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit 
everlasting life I04 ." 

"If any man will come after me let him deny 
himself, and take up his cross and follow me. 
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; 
and whosoever will lose his life for my sake 
shall find it 105 ." 

" Blessed are ye when men revile you, and 
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil 
against you, falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and 
be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in 
heaven 106 ." 

" Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of 
my words, — of him also shall the Son of man be 
ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his 
Father, with the holy angels 107 ." 



TOWARDS GOD. 59 

" He that rejecteth rae, and receiveth not my 
words, hath one that judgeth him : the word that 
I have spoken, the same shall judge him at the 
last day 108 ." 

How then shall we escape, if we neglect so 
great salvation 109 ? 

See then ye refuse not him that speaketh; for 
if they escaped not who refused him that spake, 
on earth, much more shall not we escape if we 
turn away from him that speaketh from hea- 
ven 110 . 

Examine yourselves, therefore, whether ye be 
in. the faith : prove your ownselves : know ye not 
your ownselves how that Jesus Christ is in you, 
except ye be reprobates 111 . 

Beware lest any man deceive you through 
philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of 
men, after the rudiments of the world, and not 
after Christ 112 . 

Foolish and unlearned questions avoid, know- 
ing that they do gender strifes 113 . 

Avoid profane and vain babblings and opposi- 
tions of science? falsely so called : which some 
professing have erred concerning the faith 114 . 

Strive not about words to no profit, but to the 
subverting of the hearers 115 . 

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eter- 
nal life 116 . 

For the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from 



60 THE DUTY OF MAN 

heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, 
taking vengeance on them that know not God, 
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus 
Christ; who shall be punished with everlasting 
destruction from the presence of the Lord, and 
from the glory of his power 117 . 

2. Obedience and Submission to God. 
Serve the Lord with all thine heart, and with 
all thy soul 318 . 

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he 
shall direct thy paths 1Ip . 

He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted 
with favour, and his prayer shall reach unto the 
clouds x2 °. 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a 
broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite 
spirit 121 . 

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect 
unto the lowly ; but the proud he knoweth afar 
off 122 . 

My son, let not these things depart from thine 
eyes: keep the laws and counsel of God, then 
shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot 
shall not stumble : when thou liest down thou 
shalt not be afraid; yea thou shalt lie down, and 
thy sleep shall be sweet 123 . 

The world passeth away and the lust thereof; 



TOWARDS GOD. 61 

but he that doeth the will of God abideth for 
ever 124 . 

Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, 
deceiving your ownselves. For, if any be a 
hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like 
unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass ; 
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and 
straitway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, 
and continueth therein, he, being not a forgetful 
hearer, but a doer of the word, this man shall be 
blessed in his deed l25 . 

For not the hearers of the law are just before 
God, but the doers of the law shall be justified I26 . 

Blessed are they that hear the word of God 
and keep it 127 . 

" Not every one (saith Christ) that saith unto 
me ' Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom 
of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Fa- 
ther which is in heaven l28 . 

" Whosoever heareth my sayings, and doeth 
them, I will show you to whom he is like : he is 
like a man, which builded an house, and digged 
deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and 
when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently 
upon that house ; and could not shake it, because 
it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth 
and doeth not, is like a man that, without a 
foundation, builded an house upon the earth; 



62 THE DUTY OF MAN 

against which the stream did beat vehemently, and 
immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house 
was great 129 . 

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh : for 
if they escaped not who refused him that spake 
on earth, much more shall not we escape if we 
turn away from him that speaketh from hea- 
ven 130 . 

Blessed are they that do his commandments, 
that they may have right to the tree of life, and 
may enter in, through the gates, into the city 131 . 

Be thou faithful unto death, and Christ will 
give thee a crown of life 132 . 

My son, despise not thou the chastening of the 
ILord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him : 
for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and 
scourge th every son whom he receiveth l33 . 

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation, 
for when he is tried he shall receive the crown 
of life, which the Lord hath prepared for them 
that love him 134 . 

If ye suffer for righteousness sake, happy are 
ye : — for it is better, if the will of God be so, that 
ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing 135 . 

This is thank worthy, if a man, for conscience 
towards God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffetted for 
your faults, ye take it patiently? but if, when ye 



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do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this 
is acceptable with God 136 . 

If any man suffer as a Christian, let him not 
be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this be- 
half 137 . 

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of 
God, that he may exalt you in due time 138 . 

3. The Fear and Love of God. 
Fear God, and keep his commandments, for 
this is the whole duty of man. For God shall 
bring every work into judgment, with every 
secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it 
be evil 139 . 

Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the in- 
habitants of the world stand in awe of him 140 . 

The fear of the Lord is all wisdom : and in all 
wisdom is the perfection of the law, and the 
knowledge of his omnipotency 141 . 

He that hath small understanding and feareth, 
is better than one that hath much wisdom and 
transgresseth the law of the Most High I4Z . 

Let thy glorying, therefore, be in the fear of 
the Lord 143 . 

Fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and 
truth 144 . 

They that fear the Lord will not disobey his 
word ; and they that love him will keep his 
ways ,45 . 



64 THE DUTY OF MAN 

They that fear the Lord, will seek that which 
is pleasing unto him I46 . 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
dom: a good understanding have all they that 
keep his commandments I47 . 

Ye that fear the Lord, believe in him, and 
your reward shall not fail 148 . 

Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for 
everlasting joy and mercy I49 . 

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence : 
and his children shall have a place of refuge I5 °. 

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to 
depart from the snares of death 151 . 

The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and 
and gladness, and a crown of rejoicing 152 . 

The fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruc- 
tion; and faith and meekness are his delight 153 . 
The fear of the Lord maketh a merry heart, 
and givethjoy and gladness 154 . 

The fear of the Lord driveth away sins, and 
where it is present it turneth away wrath 155 . 

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life : and he 
that hath it shall abide satisfied : he shall not be 
visited with evil 156 . 

Happy is the man that feareth alway : but he 
that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mis- 
chief 157 . 

Whoso feareth the Lord shall not fear nor be 
afraid, for he is his hope 15S . 



TOWARDS GOD. 65 

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, 
than great treasure, and trouble therewith 159 . 

Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the 
Lord : to whom doth he look ? and who is his 
strength? The eyes of the Lord are upon them 
that love him, he is their mighty protection and 
strong stay l6 °. 

O, how plentiful is the goodness of the Lord, 
which he hath laid up for them that fear him ; 
and which he hath prepared for them that put 
their trust in him I61 . 

Whoso feareth the Lord it shall go well with 
him at the last, and he shall find favour at the 
day of his death I6 \ 

Who would not fear the King of nations I63 ? 

The merciful goodness of the Lord enclureth 
for ever and ever upon them that fear him: and 
his righteousness upon children's children : even 
upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon 
his commandments to do them 164 ". 

O love the Lord, all ye his saints; for the 
Lord preserveth them that are faithful 165 . 

Love the Lord your God, and walk in his 
ways, and keep his commandments, and cleave 
unto him, and serve him with all your heart and 
with all your soul l66 . 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all 
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all 



66 THE DUTY OF MAN 

thy strength: this is the first and great com- 
mandment 167 . 

Let us not love in word, neither in tongue, hut 
in deed, and in truth 168 . 

This is the love of God, that we keep his 
commandments ; and his commandments are not 
grievous l6p . 

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let 
him be Anathema maranatha I7 °. 

u Pie that hath my commandments (saith 
Christ) and keepeth them, he it is that loveth 
me : and he that loveth me, shall be loved of 
my Father, and I will love him, and will ma- 
nifest myself to him I71 . 

" Pie that loveth father or mother more than 
me is not worthy of me : and he that loveth son 
or daughter more than me is not worthy of 
me 17 V 

Set your affections on things above, and not on . 
things of the earth 173 . 

Be ye followers of God, and walk in love, as 
Christ also hath loved us 174 . 

God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, 
dwelleth in God, and God in him 175 . 

In every nation he that feareth God, and 
worketh righteousness, is accepted of him 176 . 

" Fear not them which kill the body, and are 
not able to kill the soul : but rather fear him who 
is able to destroy both soul and body in hell 177 ." 



TOWARDS GOD. 67 

4. The Praise and Worship of God; and of 
Thanksgiving and Prayer to him. 

O praise our God, ye people: make the voice 
of his praise to be heard ; who holdeth our soul 
in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved I78 . 

Let heaven and earth praise the Lord; the 
sea and all that moveth therein 179 . 

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be 
glad : — for the Lord cometh to judge the earth; 
and with righteousness to judge the world, and 
the people with his truth 180 . 

O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ser- 
vants of his that do his pleasure. O speak good 
of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of 
his dominion 181 . 

O be joyful in God, all ye lands : sing praises 
unto the honour of his name : make his praise to 
be glorious 181 . 

Praise the Lord ; sing praises lustily unto him 
with a good courage. For the word of the Lord 
is true, and all his works are faithful 183 . 

Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth : 
sing praises unto the Lord, who sitteth in the 
heavens, over all from the beginning — Ascribe 
ye the power to God over Israel : his worship 
and strength are in the clouds. O God, won- 
derful art thou, in thy holy places : the God of 



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Israel: lie it is that giveth strength unto his 
people: blessed be God 184 . 

Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the 
people, ascribe unto the Lord worship and 
power, ascribe unto the Lord the honour due 
unto his name. O worship the Lord in the 
beauty of holiness. Tell it out that the Lord is 
king: and that it is he who made the round world 
so fast that it cannot be moved ; and how that he 
shall judge the people righteously 185 . 

Give glory to the Lord, your God, before he 
cause darkness, and before your feet stumble 
upon the dark mountains; and lest, while ye 
look for light, he turn it into the shadow of 
death 186 . 

O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious : 
O sing praises unto his name, for it is lovely 187 . 

It is good to praise God, and exalt his name, 
and honourably to show forth the works of God : 
therefore be not slack to praise him l88 . 

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
Lord, and to sing praises unto the name of the 
Most High : to show forth his loving-kindness in 
the morning, and his faithfulness every night 189 . 

One generation shall praise his works to 
another : — and make known to the sons of men, 
his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his 
kingdom 19 °. 

All the ends of the world shall remember and 



TOWARDS GOD. 69 

turn unto the Lord ; and all the kindreds of the 
nations shall worship before him. For the king- 
dom is the Lord's : and he is the governor among 
the nations ,91 . 

For who in heaven can be compared unto the 
Lord ? Who, among the sons of the mighty, can 
be likened unto him l9 \ 

Let the people praise thee, O Lord ; let all the 
people praise, thee : for thou shalt judge the 
people righteously, and govern the nations upon 
earth lg3 . 

Let them offer unto him the sacrifice of thanks- 
giving, and tell out his works with gladness I94 . 

Let them show to the generations to come, the 
praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his 
wonderful works that he hath done 195 . 

O, go your way into his gates with thanks- 
giving, and into his courts with praise : be thank- 
ful unto him, and speak good of his name. For 
the Lord is gracious : his mercy is everlasting, 
and his truth endureth from generation to gene- 
ration 196 . 

Praise the Lord with your whole heart and 
mouth, and bless the name of the Lord 197 . 

O come, let us worship and fall down, and 
kneel before the Lord our Maker 198 . 

Let us lift our hearts, and our hands, unto 
God in the heavens 199 . 



70 THE DUTY OF MAN 

Let us go into the house of God, and he will 
teach us of his ways 200 . 

Keep thy foot when thou goest into the house 
of God, and be more ready to hear than to give 
the sacrifice of fools : for they consider not that 
they do evil 201 . 

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine 
heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: 
for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : 
therefore let thy words be few 202 . 

Bless the Lord thy God alway, and desire of 
him that thy ways may be directed, and that thy 
paths and counsels may prosper 2o3 . 

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work : 
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord 
thy God 20 \ 

Gather the people together, men, and women, 
and children, that they may hear, and that they 
may learn, and fear the Lord, and observe to do 
all the words of his law; and that their children, 
which have not known any thing, may hear, and 
learn to fear the Lord their God, as long as they 
live 205 . 

Make your prayer before the Lord your God, 
that ye may turn from your iniquities, and un- 
derstand his truth 206 . 



TOWARDS GOD. 71 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him, yea all such as call upon him faithfully 207 . 

The prayer of the upright is his delight 208 . 

But if we regard iniquity in our heart, the 
Lord will not hear us 2 ° 9 . 

Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of 
Israel; who only doeth wondrous things. And 
blessed be his glorious name for ever : and let the 
whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen. 
Amen 210 . 

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, 
and honour, and power: for thou hast created 
all things 211 . 

Let us then serve God with reverence and 
godly fear 212 . 

The true worshippers shall worship the Fa- 
ther in spirit and in truth: for the Father 
seeketh such to worship him. God is a spirit; 
and they that worship him, must worship him 
in spirit and in truth 213 . 

Let us consider one another to provoke unto 
love, and to good works, not forsaking the assem- 
bling of ourselves together 214 ". 

Giving thanks always for all things unto God, 
and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ 215 . 

By him let us offer the sacrifice of praise 



72 THE DUTY OF MAN 

continually to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, 
giving thanks to his name 216 . 

Praise our God, all ye his servants, and all ye 
that fear him, both small and great 217 . 

Be filled with the spirit; speaking to your- 
selves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs ; 
singing and making melody in your heart unto 
the Lord 218 . 

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righte- 
ous, and his ears are open unto their prayers 219 . 

" Where two or three (saith Christ) are ga- 
thered together in my name, there am I in the 
midst of them "V 

" Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that 
will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the 
Son. If ye ask any thing in my name I will do 
it 221 ." 

This is the confidence that we have in him, 
that, if we ask any thing according to his will, 
he heareth us : and if we know that he hear us, 
whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the 
petitions that we desired of him 222 . 

"Ask, and it shall be given you : seek and ye 
shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto 
you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and 
he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh 
it shall be opened 223 . 

Be careful for nothing, but, in every thing, by 



TOWARDS GOD. 73 

by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let 
your requests be made known unto God 22 *. 

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then 
have we confidence towards God; and what- 
soever we ask, we receive of him, because we 
keep his commandments, and do those things 
which are pleasing in his sight 22S . 

We know that God heareth not sinners; but 
if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth 
his will, him he heareth 226 . 

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same 
with thanksgiving 227 . 

Men ought always to pray, and not to faint 228 . 

Ye fight and war; yet ye have not, because 
ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because 
ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon 
your lusts 229 . 

Is any man among you afflicted, let him 
pray 23 °. 

Pray for them that despitefully use you and 
persecute you 231 . 

Pray for one another, that ye may be healed : 
the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man 
availeth much 232 . 

When thou prayest enter into thy closet, and, 
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
which is in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth 
in secret, shall reward thee openly 233 . 

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5. Sincerity, Zeal, and Perseverance in moral 
and religious Duties. 

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, be- 
holding the evil and the good 234 . 

The eyes of the Lord run to and fro through- 
out the whole earth, to shew himself strong in 
behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward 
him 235 . 

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect 
man 236 . 

Therefore, fear the Lord thy God, and serve 
him in sincerity and truth 237 . 

Set your heart, and your soul, to seek the 
Lord your God 238 . 

Take heed to thyself to keep thy soul dili- 
gently 239 . 

Keep thine heart with diligence, for out of it 
are the issues of life 24 °. 

What doth the Lord thy God require of thee 
but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his 
ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul 241 . 

Keep mercy and judgment, and wait on God 
continually M \ 

Wait on the Lord, and keep his ways, and 
he shall exalt thee 243 . 

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked 



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ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the 
workers of iniquity 244 . 

But all the upright in heart shall glory 245 . 

Speaking the truth in love, grow up into him 
in all things, which is the head, even Christ 246 . 

But beware of hypocrisy, for there is nothing 
hid that shall not he known 247 . 

If we say that we have fellowship with him, 
and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the 
truth 248 . 

Walk as children of light, — proving what is 
acceptable unto the Lord 249 . 

Let your conversation be as becometh the 
gospel of Christ 250 . 

As he which hath called you is holy, so be ye 
holy, in all manner of conversation, because it is 
written, " Be ye holy, for I am holy 25 V 

" Let your light so shine before men, that 
they may see your good works, and glorify your 
Father which is in heaven 252 ." 

Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of 
the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the 
fear of God 253 . 

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may 
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil * 54 . 

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like 
men, be strong 255 . 

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76 THE DUTY OF MATS 

Give diligence to make your calling and elec- 
tion sure 256 . 

Take unto you the whole armour of God, that 
ye may be able to withstand in the evil day; 
and, having done all, to stand — For we wrestle not 
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, 
against powers, against the rulers of darkness of 
this world 257 . 

Be ready to every good work 258 . 

Be diligent, that ye may be found of God 
without spot, and blameless 259 . 

Prove all things, hold fast that which is good 26 °. 

Earnestly contend for the faith which was 
once delivered unto the saints 261 . 

Walk worthy of the Lord, unto all pleasing, 
being fruitful in every good work, and increasing 
in the knowledge of God 26 \ 

Stand fast in one spirit, with one mind, 
striving together for the faith of the gospel 263 . 

Be followers of them, who, through faith and 
patience, inherit the promises 264 . 

Work out your salvation with fear and trem- 
bling — that ye may be blameless, and harmless, 
the sons of God without rebuke 265 . 

Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary 
the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seek- 
ing whom he may devour 266 . 

" Strive to enter in at the strait gate ; for many 
will seek to enter in and shall not be able 267 /' 



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Fight the good fight of faith; lay hold on 
eternal life 268 . 

Always abound in the work of the Lord, for- 
asmuch as ye know that your labour is not in 
vain in the Lord 269 . 

" Let your loins be girded about, and your 
lights burning, and ye yourselves like men that 
wait for their Lord. Blessed are those servants 
whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find 
watching 27 °." 

Continue in the faith, grounded and settled, 
and be not moved away from the hope of the 
gospel which ye have heard 271 . 

Abide in Christ, that, when he shall appear, 
ye may have confidence, and not be ashamed 
before him at his coming 272 . 

Let your love abound yet more and more, in 
knowledge and in all judgment, — that ye may be 
filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are, 
by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of 
God 273 . 

Go on unto perfection 274 . 

Seek that ye may excel 275 . 

Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 276 . 

Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, 
and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge tem- 
perance, and to temperance patience, and to pa- 



78 THE DUTY OF MAN 

tience godliness, and to godliness brotherly kind- 
ness, and to brotherly kindness charity* 77 . 

For if these things be in you and abound, they 
make you that ye shall neither be barren nor un- 
fruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus 
Christ * 78 . 

But he that lacketh these things, is blind, and 
cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he 
was purged from his old sins. Wherefore, 
brethren, give diligence to make your calling 
and election sure * 79 . 

Beware lest, being led away by the error of 
the wicked, ye fall from your own sted fast- 
ness* 80 . 

Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed 
lest he fall * 81 . 

Let us walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as 
wise 48 *. 

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith 
without wavering 283 . 

Let us not be weary of well doing : for, in due 
season, we shall reap if we faint not 284 . 

Let us run, with patience, the race that is set 
before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and 
finisher of our faith, who, for the joy that was 
set before him, endured the cross, despising the 
shame, and is set down at the right hand of 
God 285 . 



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0. Forsaking Sin, and Amendment of Life. 

We have sinned against the Lord our God, we 
and our fathers, from our youth even unto this 
day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord 
our God 286 . 

Our iniquities are increased over our heads ; 
and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens 287 . 

In truth there is no man among them that be 
born, but hath dealed wickedly; and among 
the faithful there is not one that hath not done 
amiss 288 . 

Our transgressions are multiplied before God, 
and our sins testify against us 2 ", 

Surely it is meet to say unto God, — " If I 
have done iniquity, I will do so no more 29 °." 

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : 
but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall 
have mercy 2gl . 

" Return unto me, and I will return to you," 
saith the Lord of Hosts 2g \ 

" Turn ye even unto me with all your heart, 
and with fasting, and with weeping, and with 
mourning; and rend your heart, and not your 
garments, and turn unto the Lord your God 293 /' 

" Be ashamed and confounded for your own 
ways/' saith the Lord 294 . 

" Cast away from you all your transgressions, 



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and make you a new heart, and a new spirit : 
for why will ye die ? I have no pleasure in the 
death of him that dieth (saith the Lord God), 
wherefore turn yourselves and live ye 295 ." 

Acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast 
transgressed against the Lord thy God 296 . 

Turn from your evil ways, and from your evil 
doings 297 . 

If ye turn to the Lord with your whole heart, 
and with your whole mind, and deal uprightly 
before him, then will he turn to you, and will 
not hide his face from you 298 . 

If ye shall bethink yourselves, and make sup- 
plication unto the Lord, saying, "We have 
sinned and done perversely, we have committed 
wickedness," and so return unto the Lord, with 
all your heart, and with all your soul, then the 
Lord will hear your prayer and your supplica- 
tion 299 . 

Turn to the Lord and say unto him, " Take 
away all our iniquity, and receive us graciously 300 ." 

Repent, and turn yourselves from your trans- 
gressions, so iniquity shall not be your ruin 301 . 

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the un- 
righteous man his thoughts : and let him return 
unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon 
him, and to our God, for he will abundantly 
pardon 302 . 

When a righteous man turneth away from his 



TOWARDS GOD. 81 

righteousness, and committeth iniquity and doeth 
it; for his iniquity that he hath committed, shall 
he die. Again, when the wicked man turnelh 
away from his wickedness that he hath com- 
mitted, and doeth that which is lawful and right, 
he shall save his soul alive 303 . 

If the wicked restore the pledge, give again 
that he hath robbed, and walk in the statutes of 
life, without committing iniquity, he shall surely 
live, he shall not die 3 ° 4 . 

All his transgressions that he hath committed, 
they shall not be mentioned unto him : in his 
righteousness that he hath done shall he live 3o5 . 

My son, hast thou sinned? Do so no more, 
but ask pardon for thy former sins 3o6 . 

Humble thyself before thou be sick ; and in 
the time of sins shew repentance 3 ° 7 . 

Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for 
ever more 3o8 . 

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, 
and whose sin is covered 3o9 . 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our- 
selves, and the truth is not in us : but, if we con- 
fess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive 
us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighte- 
ousness 3I °. 

Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin 
which doth so easily beset us 311 . 

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82 THE DUTY OF MAN 

If we sin wilfully after that we have received 
the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no 
more sacrifice for sins; but a certain fearful 
looking for of judgment, and fiery indignation 
which shall devour the adversaries 3ia . 

Repent ye, therefore, and be converted, that 
your sins may be blotted out 313 . 

Repent, and turn to God, and do works meet 
for repentance 3I4 . 

The Lord is long-suffering, not willing that 
any should perish, but that all should come to 
repentance 315 . 

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness, and super- 
fluity of naughtiness, and receive, with meekness, 
the engrafted word which is able to save your 
souls 316 . 

Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which 
is good 317 . 

Abstain from all appearance of evil 318 . 

Let every one that nameth the name of Christ, 
depart from iniquity 319 . 

Flee youthful lusts : but follow righteousness, 
faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the 
Lord, out of a pure heart 320 . 

Be afflicted, ye sinners, and mourn and weep ; 
let your laughter be turned into weeping, and 
your joy to heaviness 3as . 

He that will love life and see good days, let 
him eschew evil and do good ; let him seek peace 
and ensue it : for the eyes of the Lord are over 



TOWARDS GOD. 83 

the righteous, and his ears are open unto their 
prayers ; but the face of the Lord is against them 
that do evil 322 . 

God commandeth all men, every where to re- 
pent; because he hath appointed a day in the 
which he will judge the world in righteousness, 
by that man whom he hath ordained 323 . 

Therefore yield yourselves unto God, as those 
that are alive from the dead, and your members 
as instruments of righteousness unto God 3Z4 . 

As you have yielded your members servants 
to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity, 
even so now yield your members servants to 
righteousness unto holiness 325 . 

Put off, concerning the former conversation, 
the old man, which is corrupt, according to de- 
ceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of 
your mind ; and put on the new man, which? 
after God, is created in righteousness and true 
holiness 326 . 



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1 Jer. ix. 23, 24. 2 Tobit. iv. 5. 3 Ecclus. xix. 19. 

4 Eccles. xii. 1. 5 1 Sam. vii. 3. 6 Micah vi. 8. 

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Ixiii. 10. 51 Ps. xxxii. 9, 10. 52 Jer. xiix. 1—11. 

53 Is. xxv. 4. 54 Ps. cxlvi. 5, 6. 55 Ps. xl. 4. 

56 Prov. iii. 5, 6. 57 Prov. xvi. 3. 58 Ps. xxvii. 14. 

59 Ps. xxxvii. 3. 60 Ps. xxxvii. 4, 5. 61 Ps. xxxvii. 35. 
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65 Ecclus. xi. 21. m Prov. iii. 25, 26. 67 Ps. xxxiv. 9. 
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71 Ps. xlviii. 11. 72 Isaiah xxvi. 4. 73 Acts xvii. 24, 25. 
74 Jam. i. 17. 75 Matt. vi. 31, 32, 33. 76 1 Pet. v. 7. 
77 Heb. vi. 12. 78 2 Cor. iv. 18. 79 Rom. viii. 24, 25. 
80 Heb. xi. 1. 81 Heb. xi. 6. 82 Rom. iv. 5. 83 Rom. v. 1. 
84 Eph. ii. 8. B Jam. ii. 17. 86 Jam. ii. 22. 87 2 Pet. 
i. 5, 6, 7. 88 Jude xxi. 89 1 John v. 4, 5. 90 1 John 
v. 10, 11. 91 1 John v. 12. 92 Gal. ii. 16 and 21. 

93 Acts xiii. 39. 94 Rom. x. 4. 95 Acts x. 43. 

96 John iv. 15. 97 1 John iii. 23. 98 Heb. vii. 25. 

99 John iii. 15. 10 ° John xi. 25, 26. 101 John v. 24. 

102 John viii. 12. 103 Matt. xix. xi. 28. 29. 104 Matt. 
xix. 29. 105 Matt. xvi. 24, 25, 26. 106 Matt. v. 

11, 12. 107 Mark viii. 38. 108 John xii. 48. 109 Heb. 
ii. 3. 110 Heb. xii. 25. m 2 Cor. xiii. 5. 112 Col. 
ii. 8. 113 2 Tim. ii. 28. 114 1 Tim. i. 20, 21. 

115 2 Tim. ii. 14. 116 1 Tim. vi. 12. 117 2 Thes. i. 

7, 8, 9. 118 Deut. xi. 13. 119 Prov. iii. 6. 120 Ecclus. 
xv. 16. 121 Ps. xxxiv. 18. 122 Ps. cxxxviii. 6. 

123 Prov. iii. 21, 22, 23, 24. 124 1 John ii. 17. I25 Jam. 
i. 22, 23, 24, 25. m Rom. ii. 13. 127 Luke xi. 28. 

128 Matt. vii. 21. 129 Luke vi. 47, 48, 49. 13 ° Heb. 

xii. 25. 131 Rev. xxii. 14. 132 Rev. ii. 10. 133 Heb. 



REFERENCES. 85 

xii. 5, 6. 134 Jam. i. 12. 135 1 Pet. iii. 14 and 17. 

136 1 Pet. ii. 19, 20. 137 1 Pet. iv. 16. 138 1 Pet. v. 6. 
K!9 Eccles. xii. 13, 14. 140 Ps. xxxiii. 8. 14! Ecclus. 
xix. 20. H2 Ecclus. xix. 24. 143 Eccles. ix. 16. 

144 Jos. xxiv. 14. 145 Ecclus. ii. 15. 146 Ecclus. ii. 16. 
147 Ps. cxi. 10. 148 Ecclus. ii. 8. 149 Ecclus. ii. 9. 

ioo p rov . xiv. 26. 151 Prov. xiv. 27. 152 Ecclus. i. 11. 
J53 Ecclus. i. 27. 154 Ecclus. i. 12. 155 Ecclus. i. 21. 
156 p rov# x j x# 23. 157 Prov. xxviii. 14. 158 Ecclus. 

xxxiv. 14. i59 Prov. xv. 16. 160 Ecclus. xxxiv. 15, 16. 
161 Ps. xxxi. 19. 162 Ecclus. i. 13. 163 Jer. x. 7 and 5. 
164 Ps. ciii. 17, 18. I65 Ps. xxxi. 23. I66 Jos. xxii. 6. 
167 Matt. xxii. 37. 168 1 John iii. 18. 169 1 John v. 5. 
170 1 Cor. xvi. 22. l71 John xiv. 21. m Matt. x. 37. 
173 Col. iii. 2. 174 Eph. v. 1, 2. 17S 1 John xiv. 16. 

i7<5 Acts x. 35. 177 Matt. x. 28. 178 Ps. Ixvi. 7, 8. 

179 Ps.lxix. 35. 180 Ps. xcvi. 11 and 13. 181 Ps. ciii. 
21, 22. 182 Ps. Ixvi. 1. 183 Ps. xxxiii. 3, 4. 184 Ps. 
lxviii. 32, 33, 34, 35. 185 Ps. xcvi. 7, 8, 9, 10. 18 s Jer. 
xiii. 16. 187 Ps. cxxxv. 3. 188 Tobit. xii. 6. 189 Ps. 
xcii. 1, 2. 190 Ps. cxlv. 4 and 12. 191 Ps. xxii. 27, 28. 
192 Ps. lxxxix. 6. 193 Ps. Ixvii. 3. 194 Ps. cvii. 22. 

195 Ps. lxxviii. 4. 196 Ps. c. 3, 4. 197 Ecclus. 

198 Ps. xcv. 6. 199 Lam. iii. 41. 200 Isaiah ii. 3. 

201 Eccles. v. 1. 202 Eccles. v. 2. 203 Tobit. iv. 19. 

204 Exod. xx. 8, 9, 10. 205 Deut. xxxi. 12, 13. 206 Dan. 
ix. 13. 207 Ps. clxv. 18. 208 Prov. xv. 8. 209 Ps. 
Ixvi. 18. 210 Ps. Ixxii. 18, 19. 2U Rev. iv. 11. 

212 Heb. xii. 28, 213 John iv. 23, 24. 214 Heb. x. 25. 
215 Eph. v. 20. 216 Heb. xiii. 15. 217 Rev, xix. 5. 

218 Eph. v. 18, 19. 219 1 Pet. iii. 12. 220 Matt, 

xviii. 20. 221 John xiv. 13, 14. 222 1 John v. 14, 15. 
223 Matt. vii. 7, 8. 224 Phil. iv. 6. 225 1 John iii. 21, 22. 
226 John ix. 31. 227 Col. iv. 2. 2J8 Luke xviii. l. 

229 Jam. iv. 2, 3. 230 Jam. v. 13. 231 Matt. v. 44. 

232 Jam. v. 16. 233 Matt. vi. 5, 6. 2J4 Prov. xv. 3. 

235 2 Chr. xvi. 9. 236 Job viii. 2. 237 Jos. xxiv. 14. 
238 1 Chr. xxii. 19. 239 Deut. iv. 9. 24 ° Prov. iv. 23. 
241 ' Deut. x. 12. 242 Hos. xii. 6. 243 Ps. xxxvii. 34. 



86 REFERENCES. 

244 Ps. cxxv. 5. 24S Ps. lxiv. 10. 246 Eph. iv. 15. 

247 Luke xii. 1, 2. 248 1 John i. 6. 249 Eph. v. 8 and 
10. 250 phil. i. 27. 25i ! p et# i 15> 16 . 252 ]yi a tt. v< 16# 

253 2 Cor. vii. 1. ** Eph. vi. 11. 255 1 Cor. xvi. 3. 

256 2 Pet. i. 10. ^ Eph. vi. 13 and 12. ^ Tit. iii. 1. 
259 2 Pet. iii. 14. ^ 1 Thes. v. 21. ** Jude iii. 

282 Col. i. 10. a® phil. ii. 27. 264 Heb. vi. 12. 
265 Phil. ii. 12 and 15. « 1 Pet. v. 8. ^ Luke xiii. 26. 
268 1 Tim. vi. 12. s® 1 Cor. xv. 58. ^ Luke xii. 35, 36. 
271 Col. i. 3. s» 1 John ii. 28. ™ Phil. i. 9 and 11. 
274 Heb. vi. 1. 275 1 Cor. xiv. 13. ™ 2 Pet. iii. 18. 
277 2 Pet. i. 5, 6, 7. » 8 2 Pet. i. 8. ^ 1 Pet. i. 9, 10. 
280 2 Pet. iii. 17. «? 1 Cor. x. 12. 282 Eph. v. 15. 

283 Heb. x. 23. «* Gal. vi. 9. 285 Heb. xii. 1, 2. 
286 Jer. iii. 25. w Ezra ix. 6. 28s 2 Esdras viii. 36. 
289 Isaiah lix. 12. 29 ° Job xxxiv. 31, 32. m Prov. 
xxviii. 13. "» MaL iii. 7. ^ Joel ii. 12, 13. 
294 Ezek. xxxvi. 32. ^ Ezek. xviii. 31. ** Jer. iii. 13. 
297 Zech. i. 4. 298 Tobit. xiii. 6. 2 " 1 Kings viii. 
47, 48, 49. ^ Hos. xiv. 2. 301 Ezek xviii. 30. 
302 Isaiah Iv. 7. 303 Ezek. xviii. 26, 27. , 304 Ezek. 
xxxiii. 15. 305 Ezek. xviii. 22. 303 Ecclus. xxi. 1. 
307 Eccles. xviii. 20. 308 Ps. xxxvii. 27. 3C9 Ps. xxxii. 1. 
310 1 John i. 8, 9. 311 Heb. xii. 1. 3ia Heb. x. 26, 27. 
313 Acts iii. 19. sl4 Acts xxvi. 20. 315 2 Pet. iii. 9. 
315 James i. 21. 317 Rom. xii. 9. 318 1 Thes. v. 22. 
319 2 Tim. ii. 19. 320 2 Tim. ii. 22. 321 Jam, iv. 8, 9. 
322 1 Pet. iii. 10, 11, 12. 323 Acts xvii. 30, 31. 324 Rom. 
vi. 13. 325 Rom. vi. 19. 326 Eph. iv. 22, 23, 24. 



87 



CHAP. VI. 

THE TWO CHRISTIAN SACRAMENTS; BAP- 
TISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER. 



BAPTISM WAS ENFORCED. 

1. By the Example of Christ. 

Jesus made and baptized more disciples than 
John \ 

Jesus and his disciples came into the land of 
Judea, and there he tarried and baptized 2 . 

When there arose a question, between some 
of John's disciples and the Jews, about purifying, 
they came unto John and said unto him, " Rabbi, 
he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom 
thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, 
and all men come unto him 3 ." 

2. By the Command of Christ. 

" Go ye (says he to the apostles) and teach 
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost 4 ." 

" He that believeth and is baptized, shall be 
saved 5 ." 

" Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a man 
be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot 
enter into the kingdom of God V 



83 BAPTISM. 

3. By the Example of his Disciples. 

John baptized before the ministry of Christ 7 . 

John baptized Jesus in the river Jordan 8 . 

When the Samaritans believed Philip, preach- 
ing the things concerning the kingdom of God, 
and the name of Jesus Christ, they were bap- 
tized by him both men and women 9 . 

Philip baptized the eunuch 10 . 

Ananias baptized Saul". 

Peter baptized the household of Cornelius. 
Paul and Silas baptized the gaoler and his fa- 
mily ,2 . 

Paul baptized the disciples at Ephesus 13 . 
&c. &c. &c. 

4. By the Exhortations of the Apostles. 

Repent and be baptized every one of you in 
the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of 
sins l4 -. 

Baptism doth now save us — by the resurrec- 
tion of Jesus Christ 15 . 

As many as have been baptized in the name 
of Jesus Christ, have put on Christ 16 . 

Know ye not that so many of us as were bap- 
tized unto Jesus Christ, were baptized into his 
death? Therefore we are buried with him, by 
baptism, unto death : that, like as Christ was 



THE lord's supper. 89 

raised up from the dead, by the glory of the 
Father, even so we also should walk in newness 
of life : — for he that is dead is freed from sin 17 . 
There is one body and one spirit, even as ye 
are called in one hope of your calling, one Lord, 
one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of 
all 18 . 



THE LORDS SUPPER. 

1. This Sacrament was instituted by Jesus 
Christ. 

As he was eating the passover with his disciples, 
Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, 
and gave it to his disciples, and said, '* Take, 
eat: this is my body." And he took the cup, 
and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 
" Drink ye all of it : for this is my blood of the 
New Testament, which is shed for many, for the 
remission of sins 19 . 

6( Verily, verily, I say unto you (saith Christ 
to the Jews), except ye eat the flesh of the Son 
of Man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in 
you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my 
blood hath eternal life, and I will raise him up 
at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, 
and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth 
my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, 
and I in him 2 V 



90 THE LORD'S SUPPER. 



2. It was enforced by the Exhortations of the 
Apostles, and the Example of the early Chris- 
tians. 

Those who were baptized after the miraculous 
conversion at the feast of Pentecost, are said to 
have continued stedfastly in the apostles' doc- 
trine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, 
and in prayers 21 . 

Upon the first day of the week, when the 
disciples came together to break bread, we are 
told that Paul preached unto them aa . 

" The cup of blessing which we bless (says 
St. Paul to the Corinthians) is it not the com- 
munion of the blood of Christ ? The bread which 
we break, is it not the communion of the body 
of Christ 23 r 

u I have received of the Lord (he says in the 
next chapter) that which also I delivered unto 
you. That the Lord Jesus, the same night that 
he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had 
given thanks, he brake it and said, ' Take, eat : 
this is my body which is broken for you, do this 
in remembrance of me.' And, after the same 
manner also, he took the cup, when he had 
supped, saying, * This cup is the New Testa- 
ment in my blood : do this, as oft as ye drink it 9 
in remembrance of me.' For as often as ye eat 



THE LORD'S SUPPER. 91 

this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the 
Lord's death till he come : wherefore, whosoever 
shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the 
Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and 
blood of the Lord. But let a man examine him- 
self, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink 
of that cup; for he that eateth and drinketh un- 
worthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to him- 
self, not discerning the Lord's body a V 



REFERENCES. 



1 John iv. 1. 2 John iii. 22. 3 John iii. 25, 26. 

4 Matt, xxviii. 19. 5 Mark xvi. 16. 6 John iii. 5. 

7 John i. 26. See also Matt. iii. 5, 6, Mark i. 4, Luke iii. 
3, lb. iii. 12, lb. iii. 16, lb. iii. 29, Acts i. 5, lb. xi. 15, 16, 
lb. xix. 3, &c. 8 Matt. iii. 13 to 16, Mark i. 9 Acts 
viii. 12. 10 Acts viii. 37, 38. u Acts ix. 17, 18. 

12 Acts xvi. 33. 13 Acts xix. 5. 14 Peter to the 
multitude assembled on the day of Pentecost, Acts ii. 38. 
15 1 Peter iii. 21. 16 Paul to the Galatians iii. 27. 
17 Paul to the Romans vi. 3, 4, and 7. See also Col. ii. 12. 

13 Paul to the Ephesians iv. 4, 5, 6. 19 Matt. xxvi. 26, 
27, 28. See also Mark xiv. 22, 23, 24, and Luke xxii. 14 
to 20. 20 John vi. 53 to 56. 21 Acts ii. 42. 22 Acts 
xx. 7. 23 1 Cor. x. 16. 24 1 Cor. xi. 23 to 29. 



92 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 



CHAP. VII. 

THE GENERAL DUTIES OF MANKIND TOWARD 
EACH OTHER. 



1. Peace, Union, and Love; Contention, Di- 
vision, and Hatred. 

Thou shaltlove thy neighbour as thyself 1 . 

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge 
against the children of thy people a . 

He that revengeth shall find vengeance from 
the Lord, who will surely keep his sins in re- 
membrance 3 . 

Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not 
done it; and, if he have, that he do it no more. 
Admonish a friend ; for many times it is a slan- 
der; and believe not every tale 4 , 

Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath 
done thee; so shall thy sins be forgiven when 
thou pray est 5 . 

He that requiteth good turns is mindful of 
that which may come hereafter; and when he 
falleth, he shall find a stay 6 . 

One man beareth hatred against another ; and 
doth he seek pardon from the* Lord ? He hath 
shewed no mercy to a man, which is like him- 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 93 

self; and doth he ask forgiveness of his own 
sins 7 ? 

Hatred stirreth up strife; but love covereth 
all sins 8 . 

Strive not with a man without cause, if he 
have done thee no harm 9. 

It is an honour to a man to cease from strife ; 
but every fool will be meddling io . 

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth 
out water; therefore leave off contention before 
it be meddled with 11 . 

As coals to burning coals, and as wood to fire ; 
so is a contentious man to kindle strife l2 . 

He that hath no rule over his spirit, is like a 
city that is broken down, and without walls ,3 . 

Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish 
thy sins I4 . 

Behold how good and pleasant it is for bre- 
thren to dwell together in unity ,5 ! 

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than 
a stalled ox, and hatred therewith I0 . 

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness there- 
with, than a house full of sacrifices with, strife 17 . 

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself l8 . 

" This is my commandment (saith Christ) that 
ye love one another as I have loved you." — " By 
this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, 
if ye have love one to another ,9 ." 



94 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

Ye yourselves are taught of God to love one 
another.— It is the message that we have heard 
from the beginning, that we should love one 
another 20 . 

Beloved, if God so loved us that he sent his 
Son to be the propitiation for our sins, we ought 
also to love one another * s . 

Let love be without dissimulation **. 

Let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but 
in deed, and in truth 23 . 

If any man say " I love God," and hateth his 
brother, he is a liar : for he that loveth not his 
brother whom he hath seen, how can he love 
God, whom he hath not seen * 4 ? 

Be therefore kindly affectioned one to another, 
with brotherly love 25 . 

For love is of God, and every one that loveth 
is born of God, and knoweth God. He that 
loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love 26 . 

As much as in you lieth live peaceably with 
all men * 7 . 

Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one 
of another. Love as brethren; not rendering 
evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but, con- 
trariwise blessing 28 . 

See that none render evil for evil unto any 
man ; but ever follow that which is good, both 
among yourselves, and towards all * 9 . 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 95 

In malice be ye (as) children ; but in under- 
standing be men 3o . 

Be at peace among yourselves : be patient to- 
wards all 31 . 

Be ye kind to one another, tender hearted; 
forgiving one another, even as God a for Christ's 
sake, hath forgiven you 32 . 

As ye have opportunity do good unto all 
men 33 . 

Let nothing be done through strife or vain 
glory, but, in lowliness of mind, let each esteem 
other better than themselves 34 . 

Speak evil of no man: be no brawlers, but 
gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men 35 . 

" Whosoever is (even) angry with his brother 
without a cause shall be in danger of the judg- 
ment 36 ." 

Let therefore all bitterness, and wrath, and 
anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put 
away from you with all malice 37 . 

For where envying and strife is, there is con- 
fusion^ and every evil work. But the wisdom 
that is from above is peaceable, gentle, and easy 
to be intreated 3 \ 

Let us then follow after the things which 
make for peace 39 . 

For we, being many, are one body in Christ, 
and every one members, one of another 4 °. 
Let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the 



96 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

same thing: endeavouring to keep the unity of 
the spirit in the bond of peace 4l , 

Let us stand fast in one spirit, with one mind, 
striving together for the faith of the gospel **. 

" I beseech you, brethren (says St. Paul), by 
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all 
speak the same thing, and that there be no di- 
visions among you; but that ye be perfectly 
joined together in the same mind, and in the 
same judgment 43 /' 

The God of patience and consolation grant 
you to be like minded one towards another, ac- 
cording to Christ Jesus ; that ye may, with one 
mind and one mouth, glorify God, even the Fa- 
ther of our Lord Jesus Christ 44 . 

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but 
rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, 
" Vengeance is mine : I will repay," saith the 
Lord 45 . 

"If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there 
rememberest that thy brother hath aught against 
thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go 
thy way : first be reconciled to thy brother, and 
then come and offer thy gift 4 V 

" Judge not that ye be not judged. For, with 
what judgment ye judge shall ye be judged; 
and with what measure ye mete, it shall be mea- 
sured to you again 47 . 

" If ye forgive men their trespasses, your 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 97 

heavenly father will also forgive you: but, if ye 
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will 
your heavenly Father forgive your trespasses 48 ." 

" If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke 
him, and if he repent forgive him : and if he 
trespass against thee seven times in a day, and 
seven times in a day turn to thee again, saying 
* I repent/ forgive thou him 49 ." 

" Ye have heard it said, ' an eye for an eye, 
and a tooth for a tooth;' but I say unto you 
(saith Christ) that ye resist not evil, but who- 
soever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn 
to him the other also ; and if any man sue thee 
at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have 
thy cloak also 50 ." 

" Ye have heard that it hath been said, 
' Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine 
enemy.' But I say unto you, love your ene- 
mies, bless them that curse } r ou, do good to them 
that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully 
use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the 
children of your Father, which is in heaven : for 
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the 
good, and sendeth rain on the just, and on the 
unjust 5 '." 

2. Friendship. 

Be at peace with many : nevertheless, have but 
one counsellor of a thousand 5z . 



98 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

A faithful friend is a strong defence ; and he 
that hath found such an one hath found a trea- 
sure S3 . 

Nothing can countervail a faithful friend ; and 
his excellence is invaluable 54 . 

There is a friend that sticketh closer than a 
brother 55 . 

A friend cannot be known in prosperity; and 
an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity s6 . 

If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first; 
and be not hasty to credit him : for some man 
is a friend for his own occasion, and will not 
abide in the day of thy trouble 57 . 

Every man is a friend to him that giveth 
gifts 58 . 

Some friend is a companion at the table; and 
will not continue in the day of thy affliction, but, 
in thy prosperity, he will be as thyself, and will 
be bold over thy servants : if thou be brought 
low he will be against thee, and will hide him- 
self from thy face 59 . 

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend for- 
sake not 60 . 

Forsake not an old friend ; for the new is not 
comparable to him. A new friend is as new 
wine; when it is old thou shalt drink of it with 
pleasure 61 . 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 99 

3. Mercy and Compassion; Cruelty and Op- 
pression. 

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee : bind 
them about thy neck; write them upon the tablet 
of thine heart: so shaltthou find favour and good 
understanding, in the sight of God and man 62 . 

Have patience with a man of poor estate, and 
delay not to shew him mercy 63 . 

Execute true judgment : and shew mercy and 
compassion every man to his brother 64 . 

Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear 
unto the poor; and give him a friendly answer 
with meekness 65 . 

Be as a father unto the fatherless; and in- 
stead of an husband unto the widow 66 . 

Defend the poor and fatherless ; and see that 
the afflicted and needy have right. Deliver the 
poor and needy : save them from the hand of the 
wicked 67 . 

Fail not to be with them that weep; and to 
mourn with them that mourn 68 . 

Mercy is seasonable in time of affliction, as 
clouds of rain in the time of drought 69 . 

My son, defraud not the poor of his living, 
and make not the eyes of the needy to wait 
long 7 °. 

Rob not the poor, because he is poor : neither 

F 2 



100 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

oppress the afflicted in tbe gate. For the Lord 
will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those 
that spoiled them 71 . 

A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like 
a sweeping rain which leaveth no food ?2 . 

Oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the 
stranger nor the poor; and let none of you ima- 
gine evil against his brother 73 . 

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his 
riches shall surely come to want 74 . 

If thou have a servant do unto him as unto 
thyself: intreat him as a brother 75 . 

Deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the op- 
pressor 76 . 

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none 
of his ways: for he is an abomination to the 
Lord 77 . 

If thou see the oppression of the poor, and 
violent perverting of judgment and justice, marvel 
not at the matter : for he that is higher than the 
highest regardeth ?8 . 

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul : 
but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh 79 . 

" Be ye merciful as your Father also is mer- 
ciful 80 ." 

For he shall have judgment without mercy, 
that hath shewed no mercy 8l . 

" Blessed are the merciful, for they shall ob- 
tain mercy 8 V 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 101 

Remember tliem that are in bonds, as bound 
with them; and them that suffer adversity, as 
being yourselves also in the body 83 . 

Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one 
of another. Love as brethren 84 . 

4. Justice and Honesty; Injustice and Disho- 
nesty. 
Withhold not good from them to whom it is 
due, when it is in the power of thine hand to 
do it 85 . 

That which is altogether just thou shalt fol- 
low 86 . 

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable 
unto the Lord than sacrifice 87 . 

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness : 
his countenance doth behold the upright 88 . 

Devise not evil against thy neighbour 89 . 

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not 
depart out of his house 9 °. 

Say not, " I will do so to him as he hath done 
to me : I will render to every man according to 
his work 9 V 

" If a man be just, and do that which is lawful 
and right; hath not oppressed any, hath spoiled 
none by violence, hath withdrawn his hand from 
iniquity, and hath executed true judgment be- 
tween man and man : he shall surely live," saith 
the Lord God 9 \ 



102 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

As thou hast done it shall be done to thee : 
thy reward shall be upon thine own head 93 . 

Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand 
of the oppressor; and be not faint-hearted when 
thou sittest in judgment 94 . 

It is not good to have respect of persons in 
judgment: — for, for a piece of bread that man 
will transgress 95 . 

Woe unto them which justify the wicked for 
reward, and take away the righteousness of the 
righteous from him 96 . 

He that saith to the wicked, thou art righteous, 
him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor 
him. But to them to that rebuke him shall be 
delight, and a good blessing shall come upon 
them 97 . 

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that 
condemneth the just: even they both are an 
abomination to the Lord 58 . 

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; 
neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline 
after many to wrest judgment ". 

Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy 
neighbour's I0 °. 

Thou shalt not steal 101 . 

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither 
rob him l0 \ 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER 103 

Set not thine heart upon goods unjustly gotten; 
for they shall not profit thee in the day of ca- 
lamity 103 . 

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and 
saithit is no transgression; the same is the com- 
panion of a destroyer I04 . 

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that 
is poor or needy : at his day thou shalt give him 
his hire I05 . 

Enter not into the fields of the fatherless : for 
their Redeemer is mighty ; he shall defend their 
cause against thee 106 . 

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work 
evil upon their beds : and that covet fields, and 
take them away by violence; and houses and 
take them away I07 . 

Woe unto them that build their house by un- 
righteousness, and their chambers by wrong: 
that use their neighbour's service without wages, 
and give him not for his work I08 . 

Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive 
when thou shouldest repay I09 . 

Some, when a thing is lent to them, reckon it 
to be found ; and put them to trouble that helped 
them. Many therefore have refused to lend 
for other men's ill dealing; fearing to be de- 
frauded 110 . 

Pay thy neighbour in due season: keep thy 
word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou 



104 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

sbalt always find the thing that is necessary for 
thee 111 . 



Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 
neighbour 112 ". 

For a false witness shall not be unpunished; 
and he that speaketh lies shall not escape II3 . 

If thou sell aught unto thy neighbour, or buy 
aught of thy neighbour's hands, ye shall not op- 
press one another XI4 . 

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in mete-yard, 
weight, or in measure IX5 . 

Divers weights are an abomination to the 
Lord ; and a false balance is not good II6 . 

A false balance is an abomination to the Lord ; 
but a just weight is his delight 117 . 

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, 
a great and a small. Thou shalt not have in 
thine house divers measures, a great and a small. 
But thou shalt have a perfect and a just weight; 
a perfect and just measure shalt thou have. For 
all that do unrighteously in such things, are an 
abomination to the Lord Il8 « 

" Whatsoever ye would that men should do to 
you, do ye even so to them ; for this is the law 
and the prophets 119 /' 

Render to all their dues : tribute to whom tri~ 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 105 

bate is due, custom to whom custom, fear to 
whom fear, honour to whom honour ,2 °. 

Let no man go beyond or defraud his brother 
in any matter; because the Lord is the avenger 
of all such 121 . 

Servants be obedient, not purloining, but 
shewing all good fidelity l22 . 

Neither thieves nor extortioners shall inherit 
the kingdom of God 123 . 

Let him that stole steal no more; but rather 
let him labour, working with his hands the thing 
which is good, that he may have to give to him 
thatneedeth 124 . 

He that doeth wrong, shall receive for the 
wrong that he hath done x25 . 

Why do ye not rather take wrong than do 
wrong to your brethren l26 . 

" He that is faithful in that which is least, is 
faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in 
the least, is unjust also in much. If therefore 
ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous 
mammon, who will commit to your trust the true 
riches 127 ?" 

5. Sincerity and Truth; Hypocrisy and False- 
hood. 

A flattering mouth worketh ruin 128 . 

He that dissembleth with his lips, and layeth 
up deceit within him; when he speaketh fair 

F 3 



106 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

words believe him not: for there are seven (very 
many) abominations in his heart 129 . 

Burning lips, and a wicked heart, are like a 
potsherd covered with silver dross 130 . 

A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth 
a net for his feet 131 . 

He that saith unto the wicked thou art righte- 
ous; him shall the people curse: nations shall 
abhor him I32 . 

Be not a hypocrite, and take good heed what 
thou speakest 133 . 

Winnow not with every wind, and go not into 
every way : for so doth the sinner that hath a 
double tongue. Be stedfast in thy understand- 
ing, and let thy word be the same I34 ". 

What is the hope of the hypocrite, though he 
hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 
Will God hear his cry when trouble corneth 
upon him I35 ? 

The Lord shall destroy them which speak 
peace to their neighbours, whilst mischief is in 
their hearts I36 . 

Keep therefore thy tongue from evil, and thy 
lips that they speak no guile 137 . 

In no wise speak against the truth 138 . 

Devise not a lie against thy brother : neither 
do the like to thy friend 139 . 

Use not any manner of lie; for the custom 
thereof is not good I4 °. 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 107 

The disposition of a liar is dishonourable ; and 
shame is ever with him 14 '. 

A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is conti- 
nually in the mouth of the untaught ***. 

As a madman who caste th firebrands, arrows 
and death ; so is the man that deceiveth his neigh- 
bour, and saith, " Am I not in sport 143 ?" 

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted 
by it I44 . 

A thief is better than a man that is accustomed 
to lie : but they both shall have destruction to 
heritage 145 . 

The Lord shall destroy them that speak 
leasing 145 . 

A false witness shall not be unpunished ; and 
he that speaketh lies shall not escape I47 . 

The lip of truth shall be established for ever : 
but a lying tongue is but for a moment 148 . 

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: 
but they that deal truly are his delight I49 . 

A double-minded man is unstable in all his 
ways 150 . 

" Woe unto you, hypocrites, which strain at a 
gnat and swallow a camel I51 !" 

" Woe unto you, which devour widows' houses, 
and, for a pretence, make long prayers 152 !" 

" Ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which 
indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but are within 



108 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

full of dead men's bones, and all uncleanness. 
Ye outwardly appear righteous unto men; but 
•within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity 153 ." 

Putting away lying, speak every man truth 
with his neighbour; for we are members one of 
another 15 \ 

Speak the truth in love I55 . 

Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off 
the old man, with his deeds ,56 . 

All liars shall have their part in the lake 
which burnetii as with lire and brimstone I57 , 

6. Candour. 

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; con- 
demn not, and ye shall not be condemned I58 . 

With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be 
judged; and with what measure ye mete, it 
shall be measured to you again 159 . 

Speak not evil one of another. He that 
speaketh evil of his brother and judge th his 
brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth 
the law. Who art thou that judgest another 160 ? 

Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord 
come, who will both bring to light the hidden 
things of darkness, and will make manifest the 
counsels of the hearts ; and then shall every man 
have praise of God 16 '. 

Every one of us shall give account of himself 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 109 

to God: let us not, therefore, judge one an- 
other l6 \ 

Thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou 
art that judgest, seeing thou that judgest doest 
the same things ; for wherein thou judgest an- 
other thou condemnest thyself. And thinkest 
thou, O man, that judgest them which do such 
things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape 
the judgment of God 153 ? 

"Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy 
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that 
is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, first cast 
out the beam out of thine own eye, and then 
thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of 
thy brother's eye l6 V 

7. Tale-bearing and Slander. 

A tale-bearer revealeth secrets; but he that 
is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter 165 . 

If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee ; 
and be bold, it will not burst thee ,66 . 

A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in 
labour of a child 167 . 

The heart of fools is in their mouth; but, the 
mouth of the wise is in their heart 168 . 

The lips of talkers will be telling of such things 
as pertain not unto them; but the words of such 
as have understanding are weighed ia the ba- 
lance l69 . 



110 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

Weigh thy words in a balance ; and make a 
door and bar for thy mouth I7 °. 

He that can rule his tongue shall live without 
strife ; and he that hateth babbling shall have less 
evil 171 . 

Rehearse not that which is told unto thee, and 
thou shalt never fare the worse 172 . 

Honour and shame rise in talk : and the 
tongue of man is his fall I73 . 

A froward man soweth strife: and a whis- 
perer separate th chief friends I74 . 

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out : 
so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife 
ceaseth I7S . 

Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of 
other men's lives I76 . 

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love ; 
but he that repeateth the matter separateth very 
friends I77 . 

The whisperer and double-tongued have de- 
stroyed many that were at peace 178 . 

A whisperer defileth his own soul, and is 
hated wheresoever he goes 179 . 

Be not, therefore, called a whisperer; and lie 
not in wait with thy tongue : for a foul shame is 
upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon 
the double tongue l8 °. 

Thou shalt not raise a false report 181 . 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. Ill 

Refrain your tongue from backbiting: for 
tbere is no word so secret, that shall go for 
nought; and the mouth that belieth, slayeth the 
soul I8 \ 

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a 
sword ; but the tongue of the wise is health l83 . 

A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in a 
city 184 . 

A backbiting tongue hath pulled down strong 
cities; and overthrown the houses of great men. 
Whoso hearkeneth to it shall never rest, and 
never dwell quietly l85 . 

Many have fallen by the edge of the sword ; 
but not so many as have fallen by the tongue ,86 . 

Study to be quiet, and to do your own busi- 
ness 187 . 

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of 
your mouth 188 . 

Speak evil of no man : be no brawlers, but 
gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men 189 . 

There be which are idle, wandering about 
from house to house; and not only idle, but 
tattlers also, and busy bodies, speaking things 
which they ought not. Let such give none occa- 
sion to the adversary to speak reproachfully I9 °. 



112 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 



8. Benevolence and Charity. 

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto 
the Lord; and that which he hath given he will 
pay him again 191 . 

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth : but 
he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he I9 \ 

There is that scattereth and yet increaseth; 
and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, 
but it tendeth to poverty I93 . 

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ; 
for he giveth of his bread to the poor 194 . 

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the 
poor; he also shall cry himself, but shall not be 
heard 195 . 

There shall no good come to him that is al- 
ways occupied in evil, nor to him that giveth no 
alms I96 . 

He that giveth to the poor shall not lack : 
but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a 



curse 



197 



Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift, is like 
clouds and wind without rain I98 . 

Say not unto thy neighbour, " Go, and come 
again, and to-morrow I will give/' when thou 
hast it by thee I99 . 

Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; 
neither turn away thy face from a poor man 200 . 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 113 

Add not more trouble to a heart that is vexed; 
and defer not to give to him that is in need 201 . 

When thou hast enough remember those that 
hunger; and when thou art sick, think upon po- 
verty and need 202 . 

Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and 
give him none occasion to curse thee : for if he 
curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer 
shall be heard of him that made him 203 . 

Blessed is he that considereth the poor and 
needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of 
trouble. The Lord will comfort him when he 
lieth sick upon his bed : he will make his bed 
easy during his sickness 204 . 

If thou hast abundance, give alms accordingly; 
and if thou have but little, be not afraid to give 
according to that little. For so thou layest up a 
good treasure for thyself, against the day of ne- 
cessity 205 . 

Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the 
poor that are cast out to thy house. When thou 
seest the naked, clothe him ; and hide not thyself 
from thine own flesh. Then shall thy light break 
forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring 
forth speedily 206 . 

Give alms of thy substance; and when thou 
givest alms let not thine eye be envious, neither 
turn thy face from any poor, and the face of 
God shall not be turned from thee 207 . 



114 THE GENERAL DUTIES OF 

Do right to the widow, judge for the father- 
less, give to the poor, defend the orphan, clothe 
the naked, heal the broken and the weak, defend 
the maimed 208 

It is better to give alms than to lay up gold 209 . 

" What mean ye that ye grind the faces of the 
poor?" saith the Lord of Hosts 210 . 

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth 
his substance, shall gather it for them that will 
pity the poor 211 . 

Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need ; 
and (when thou borrowest) pay thy neighbour in 
due season 212 . 

The ungodly borroweth and payeth not again ; 
but the righteous is merciful and liberal 213 . 

Lay up thy treasure according to the com- 
mandments of the Most High, and it shall bring 
thee more profit than gold 2I4 . 

Pure religion is this, to visit the fatherless and 
widows in their affliction 215 . 

" Give to him that asketh; and from him that 
would borrow of thee turn thou not away 2I V 

" Give and it shall be given unto you, good 
measure, pressed down, and shaken together, 
and running over. For the same measure that 
ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you 
asain 217 ." 



MANKIND TOWARD EACH OTHER. 115 

To do good and to communicate forget not; 
for with such sacrifices God is well pleased 218 . 

Comfort the feeble minded : support the weak, 
and be patient towards all" 9 . 

Bear ye one another's burthens, and so fulfil 
the law of Christ" . 

Remember them that are in bonds as bound 
with them, and them that suffer adversity as 
being yourselves also in the body" 1 . 

Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth that 
his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels 
of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love 
of God in him" 2 ? 

He thatsoweth sparingly shall reap sparingly; 
and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also 
bountifully. Every man according as he pur- 
poseth in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly 
nor of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver 223 - 

Charge them that are rich in this world that 
they do good ; that they be ready to distribute, 
willing to communicate; laying up for them- 
selves a good foundation against the time to 
come" 4 . 

As ye have opportunity do good to all 225 . 

" If ye do good only to them which do good 
to you, what thank have ye ? for sinners also do 
even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom 
ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For 
sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much 



1 16 GENERAL DUTIES OF MANKIND. 

again. But do ye good, hoping for nothing 
again; and your reward shall be great, and ye 
shall be the children of the Highest: for he is 
kind to the unthankful and to the evil 226 ." 

" Take heed that ye do not your alms before 
men to be seen of them : otherwise ye have no 
reward of your Father which is in heaven. 
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not 
sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites 
do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that 
they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto 
you they have their reward. But when thou 
doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what 
thy right hand doeth. That thine alms may be 
in secret, and thy Father, which seeth in secret, 
shall reward thee openly 227 ." 



REFERENCES. 



1 Levit. xix. 18. 2 Ibid. 3 Ecclus. xxviii. l e 

4 Ecclus. xix. 13, 15. s Ecclus. xxviii. 2. 6 Ecclus. 
iii. 31. 7 Ecclus. xxviii. 3, 4. 8 Prov. x. 12. 

9 Prov. iii. 30. ,0 Prov. xx, 3. n Prov. xvii. 14. 

12 Prov. xxvi. 21. 13 Prov. xxv. 28. M Ecclus. xxviii. 8. 
15 Ps. cxxxiii. 1. 16 Prov. xv. 17. 17 Prov. xvii. 1. 
18 Matt. xxii. 39. 19 John xv. 12.— xiii. 35. 20 1 Thes. 
iv. 9.— 1 John iv. 21. 21 1 John iv. 10, 11. 22 Rom. 
xii. 9. 23 1 John iii. 18. 24 1 John iv. 20. * Rom. 
xii. 10. 26 1 John iv. 7. 27 Rom. xii. 18. 28 1 Pet. 
iii. 8, 9. • i Thes. v. 14, 15. 30 1 Cor. xiv. 20, 



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31 1 Thes. v. 13, 14. 32 Eph. iv. 32. 33 Gal. vi. 10. 
34 Phil. ii. 3. &5 Titus iii. 2. 36 Matt. v. 22. 

37 Eph. iv. 31. 38 James iii. 17. 39 Rom.xiv. 19. 

40 Rom. xii. 15. 4T Phil. iii. 16. Eph. iv. 3. 42 Phil. 
i. 27. 43 1 Cor. i. 10. 44 Rom. xv. 5, 6. 45 Rom. 
xii. 19. i6 Matt. v. 23. 47 Matt. vii. 1, 2. 

48 Matt. vi. 14. 49 Luke xvii. 3, 4. 50 Matt. v. 38, 
39, 40. 5I Matt. v. 43, 44, 45. 52 Eccius. vi. 6. 

53 Eeclus. vi. 14. 54 Ecelus. vi. 15. 55 Prov. xviii. 24. 
56 Eccius. xiii. 7. 57 Eccius. vi. 7, 8. 58 Prov. xix. 6. 
59 Eccius. vi. 10, 11, 12. eo Prov. xxvii. 10. 61 Eccius. 
ix. 10. G2 Prov. iii. 3. 63 Eccius. 64 Zech. vii. 9. 

65 Eccius. iv. 8. m Eccius. iv. 10. 67 Ps. lxxxii. 3, 4. 
08 Eccles. vii. 35. m Eccius. 70 Eccius. iv. 1. 
71 Prov. xxii. 23. 72 Prov. xxviii. 3. 73 Zech. vii. 10. 
74 Prov. xxii. 16. 75 Eccius. 76 Jer. xxii. 3. 
77 Prov. 3, 31. 78 Eccles. v. 8. 79 Prov.xi. 17. 
80 Luke vi. 36. 81 James ii. 13. 82 Matt. v. 7. 
83 Heb. xiii. 3. 84 1 Pet. iii. 8. M Prov. iii. 27. 

66 Deut. xvi. 20. 87 Prov. xxi. 3. 88 Ps. xi. 7 
89 Prov. iii. 29. 90 Prov. xvii. 13. 9I Prov. xxiv. 29. 
92 Ezek. xviii. 5, 7, 8. 93 Obad. 15. 94 Eccius. iv. 9. 
95 Prov. xxiv. 23.— xxviii. 21. 96 Is, v. 22, 23. 
97 Prov. xxiv. 24. 98 Ps. xvii. 15. " Exod. xxiii. 2. 
100 Exod. xx. 17. 101 Exod. xx. 15. 102 Levit. xix. 13. 

t m Eccius. v. 8. m Prov. xxviii. 24. 105 Deut. xxiv. 15. 
*io6 p r0Vt xxiiii 10j 11§ 107 Micah ii. 12. 108 Jer. 

xxii. 13. 109 Eccius. iv. 30. uo Eccius. xxix. 4—7. 

111 Eccius. xxix. 3. 112 Exod. xx.16. ,u Ps. xix. 5. 

114 Levit. xxv. 14. 115 Levit. xix. 35, UQ Prov. xx. °Z3. 

117 Prov. xi. 1. 118 Deut. xxv. 13, 14, 15, 16. 

119 Matt. vii. 12. 120 Rom. xiii. 7. 121 1 Thes.iv. 6. 

122 Tit. ii. 9, 10. 123 1 Cor. vi. 10. m Eph. iv. 28. 

i25 Col. iii. 25. 126 1 Cor. vi. 7, 8. 127 Luke xvi. 

10, 11. 128 Prov. xxvi. 28. m Prov. xxvi. 24, 25. 

130 p rov# xxvi. 23. 131 Prov. xxix. 5. 132 Prov. xxiv. 24. 

133 Eccius. i. 30. 134 Eccius. v. 9, 10. 135 Job xxvii. 8. 

136 Ps. xxi. 5, 3. 137 Ps. xxxiv. 13. 138 Eccius. iv. 25. 

139 Eccius. vii. 12. 140 Eccius. vii. 13. W1 Eccius. 



118 REFERENCES. 

xx. 26. H2 Ecclus. xx. 24. 143 Prov. xxvi. 18, 10. 

144 p rov . X xvi. 28. H5 Ecclus. xx. 25. 146 Ps. v. 6. 
147 Prov. xix. 5. 148 Prov. xii. 19. 149 Prov.xii. 22. 
150 James i. 8. 151 Matt, xxiii. 23, 24. 152 Matt, xxiii. 
14. 153 Matt, xxvii. 28. 154 Eph* iv. 25. 155 -Eph. 
iv. 15. 156 Col. iii. 9. 157 Rev. xxi. 8. 158 Luke 
vi. 37. 159 Matt. vii. 2. I60 James iv. 11, 12. 

161 1 Cor. iv. 5. 162 Rom. xiv. 12, 13. 163 Rom. ii. 

1, 2, 3. 164 Matt. vii. 3, 4, 5. 165 Prov. xi. 13. 

166 Ecclus. xix. 10. 167 Ecclus. xix. 11. 168 Ecclus. 
xxi. 26. 169 Ecclus. xxi. 25. 17 ° Ecclus. xxviii. 25. 

171 Ecclus. xix. 6. 172 Ecclus. xix. 7. 173 Ecclus. v. 13. 
174 Prov. xvi. 28. 175 Prov. xxvi. 20. J76 Ecclus. 

xix. 8. 177 Prov. xvii. 9. 178 Ecclus. ,79 Ecclus. 
xxi. 28. 180 Ecclus. v. 14. 181 Exod, xxiii. 1. 

182 Wisd. i. 11. 183 Prov. xii. 18. 184 Ecclus. ix. 18. 
185 Ecclus. xxviii. 14. 186 Ecclus. 187 1 Thes. iv. 11. 
188 Eph. iv. 29. 189 Tit. iii. 2. 190 1 Tim. v. 13, 14. 
191 Prov. xix. 17. 192 Prov. xiv. 21. 193 Prov. xi. 24. 
19i Prov. xxii. 9. 195 Prov. xxi. 13. m Ecclus. xii. 3. 
197 Prov. xxviii. 27. 198 Prov. xxv. 14. **> Prov. 

iii. 28. 200 Ecclus. iv. 4. 201 Ecclus. iv^3. 

202 Ecclus. xviii. 25. 203 Ecclus. iv. 5. 204 Ps. xii. 

1, 2, 3. 205 Tobit. iv. 8, 9. 206 Is. lvii. 7, 8. 

207 Tobit. iv. 7. 208 2 Esd ii. 21. 209 Tobit. xii. 8. 

21Q Is. iii. 15. 211 Prov. xxviii. 8. 212 Ecclus. xxix. 3. 
213 Ps. xxxvii. 21. 214 Ecclus. xxix. 11. 215 Jam.i. 27. 
216 Matt. v. 42. 217 Luke vi. 38. 218 Heb. xiii. 16. 

219 1 Thes. v. 14. 220 Gal. vi. 2. m Heb. xiii. 3. 

222 1 John iii. 17. ** 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. W 1 Tim, vi. 
17, 18. 225 Heb. xiii. 16. ' m Luke vi. 33, 34, 35. 

227 Matt.vi. 1,2,3,4. 



119 



CHAP. VIII. 

THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF MANKIND TO- 
WARDS EACH OTHER. 



1. The Marriage State, and the Duties of Hus- 
band and Wife. 

A man shall leave his father and mother, and 
cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one 
flesh \ 

Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife ; 
for the number of his days shall be double a . 

Who can find a virtuous woman, for her price 
is far above rubies ? The heart of her husband 
doth safely trust in her : she will do him good, 
and not evil, all the days of her life 3 . 

A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband ; and 
he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace 4 . 

But she that maketh ashamed, is as rotten- 
ness in his bones 5 . 

A good wife is a good portion, which shall 
be given in the portion of them that fear the 
Lord 6 . 

A prudent wife is from the Lord 7 . 

She looketh well to the ways of her household, 
and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her chil- 



120 THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF 

dren arise up, and call her blessed : her husband 
also, and he praiseth her s . 

An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he 
that hath hold of her, is as though he held a 
scorpion 9 . 

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than 
with a contentious and angry woman 10 . 

Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her. 
not". 

Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom ; 
and teach her not a lesson against thyself 12 -. 

Thou shalt not commit adultery 13 . 

A man that breaketh wedlock saying in his 
heart, " Who seeth me? I am compassed about 
with darkness; the walls cover me, and nobody 
seeth me, what need I fear? The Most High 
will not remember my sins." Such a man only 
feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that 
the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times 
brighter than the sun, beholding the ways of 
men I4 . 

The wife thatleaveth her husband, and bring- 
eth in an heir by another man : because she hath 
disobeyed the law of the Most High, hath tres- 
passed against her husband, and brought chil- 
dren by another man: her children shall take no 
root: she shall leave her memory to be cursed; 
and her reproach shall not be blotted out 15 . 



MANKIND TOWARDS EACH OTHER. 121 

Marriage is honourable in all 16 , 

" He that made them (mankind) from the be- 
ginning made them male and female ; and said, 
for this cause a man shall cleave to his wife, and 
they twain shall be one flesh. Therefore they 
are no more twain, but one flesh I7 ." 

So ought men to love their wives as their own 
bodies : he that loveth his wife loveth himself; 
for no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but 
nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord 
the church l8 . 

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter 
against them l9 . 

Dwell with your wives according to know- 
ledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the 
weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the 
grace of Christ 20 . 

Let the husband render unto the wife due be- 
nevolence ; and likewise the wife unto the hus- 
band 21 . 

Let every one of you, in particular, so love 
his wife, even as himself, and the wife see that 
she reverence her husband ". 

Let the woman learn silence, with all subjec- 
tion. The woman is not suffered to teach, nor 
to usurp authority over the man, but to be in si- 
lence a 3 # 

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own hus- 
bands, as unto the Lord : for the husband is the 

G 



122 THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF 

head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the 
church. Therefore, as the church is subject unto 
Christ, so let wives be to their husbands in every 
thing 24 . 

Ye wives be in subjection to your own hus- 
bands : that, if any obey not the word, they also 
may, without the word, be won by the conver- 
sation of the wives, while they behold your 
chaste conversation, coupled with fear 25 . 

The woman which hath an husband that be- 
lieveth not, if he be pleased to dwell with her, 
let her not leave him • for what knowest thou, O 
wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband z6 ? 

If any brother have a wife that believeth not, 
and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him 
not put her away : for how knowest thou, O 
man, whether thou shalt save thy wife * 7 ? 

" Whosoever shall put away his wife, saving 
for the cause of fornication, causeth her to com- 
mit adultery; and whosoever shall marry her 
that is divorced committeth adultery 28 ." 

The woman which hath an husband is bound 
by the law to her husband, so long as he liveth ; 
but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from 
the law of her husband 2 ^>. 

Let not the wife depart from her husband; 
but if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or 
be reconciled to her husband 3 °. 



MANKIND TOWARDS EACH OTHER. 123 



2. The Duties of Parents and Children. 

Train up a child in the way he should go ; and 
when he is old he will not depart from it 3I . 

Withhold not correction from the child : for 
if thou beatest him with the rod he shall not 
die 32 . 

Chasten thy son while there is hope ; and let 
not thy soul spare for his crying 33. 

He that spareth the rod hateth his son : but he 
that loveth him chasteneth him betimes 34 . 

The rod and reproof give wisdom : but a child, 
left to himself, bringeth his mother to shame. 
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest ; yea, 
he shall give delight to thy soul 3s . 

An horse not broken becometh headstrong; 
and a child, left to himself, will be wilful 35 . 

Give him, therefore, no liberty in his youth; 
and wink not at his follies 37 . 

The words which God hath commanded you, 
ye shall lay in your heart; and ye shall teach 
them diligently unto your children 38 . 

Command thy children, and thy household 
after thee, to keep the way of the Lord, and to 
do justice and judgment 39 . 

Hear, O children, and do thereafter, that ye 
may be safe 4 °. 

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124 THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF 

A wise son heareth his father's instruction; 
but a scorner heareth not rebuke **. 

My son, hear thou the instruction of thy fa- 
ther, and forsake not the law of thy mother 42 . 

Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy 
days may be long upon the land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee 43 . 

Honour thy father and thy mother, both in 
word and deed, that a blessing may come upon 
thee from heaven 44 . 

He that feareth the Lord will honour his fa- 
ther; and will do service unto his parents as to 
his masters 45 . 

Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and 
forget not the sorrows of thy mother. Remem- 
ber that thou wast born of them; and how canst 
thou recompense them the things that they have 
done for thee 4§ ? 

My son, help thy father in his age, and grieve 
not him as long as he liveth. And if his under- 
standing fail, have patience with him; and de- 
spise him not when thou art in thy full strength. 
For the relieving of thy father shall not be for- 
gotten : and, instead of sins, it shall be added to 
build thee up. In the day of affliction it shall be 
remembered 47 . 

Glory not in the dishonour of thy father : for 
thy father's dishonour is no glory unto thee 48 . 

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MANKIND TOWARDS EACH OTHER. 125 

her all the days of thy life, and do that which 
shall please her 49 . 

Cursed be he that setteth light by his father 
or his mother 5 °. 

He that wasteth his father, or chaseth away 
his mother, is a son that causeth shame and 
bringeth reproach 5I . 

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and 
saith it is no transgression, is the companion of a 
destroyer 52 . 

Whoso honoureth his father shall have joy of 
his own children; and when he maketh his 
prayer he shall be heard 53 . 

Honour thy father and thy mother (which is the 
first commandment with promise) that it may be 
well with thee ; and that thou may est live long 
on the earth 54 . 

Ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder; 
and be clothed with humility 5S . 

Children obey your parents in the Lord; for 
this is right 56 . 

Obey your parents in all things; for this is 
well pleasing to the Lord 57 . 

3. The Duties of Masters and Servants. 

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is 
poor and needy. At his day thou shalt give him 
his hire 58 . 



126 THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF 

Despise not the cause of thy man servant or 
of thy maid-servant, when they contend with 
thee 59 . 

If thou have a servant intreat him as a bro- 
ther 6o . 

Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud 
him not of liberty 6r . 

Whereas thy servant worketh truly, intreat 
him not evil 6Z . 

Be not as a lion, nor frantic among thy ser- 
vants 6s . 

Let not the wages of any man which hath 
worked for thee tarry with thee, but give him it 
out of hand. For if thou serve God, he will also 
repay thee 64 . 

Woe unto him that useth his neighbour's ser- 
vice without wages, and giveth him not for his 
work 6 K 

" I will come near you to judgment, and I will 
be a swift witness against those that oppress the 
hireling of his wages," saith the Lord of Hosts 6e . 

Masters, give unto your servants that which is 
just and equal, knowing that ye also have a 
master in heaven 67 . 

The hire of the labourers who have reaped 
your fields which is of you kept back by fraud 
crieth; and the cries of them which have reaped 
enter into the ears of the Lord of Sabbaoth 68 . 



MANKIND TOWARDS EACH OTHER. 127 

And ye, masters, forbear threatening, knowing 
that your master also is in heaven, neither is 
there respect of persons with him 69 . 

Servants, be obedient to them that are your 
masters according to the flesh, with fear and 
trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto 
Christ. Not with eye-service, as men pleasers, 
but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of 
God from their heart 7 °. 

Servants, be subject to your masters with all 
fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to 
the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man, 
for conscience-sake towards God, endure grief, 
suffering wrongfully 7I . 

Servants, be obedient unto your masters, and 
please them well in all things; not answering 
again, not purloining, but shewing all good 
fidelity; that you may adorn the doctrine of 
God our Saviour in all things 7 \ 

4. The Duties of Subjects and Magistrates. 

My son, fear thou the Lord and the king; and 
meddle not with them that are given to change; 
for their calamity shall rise suddenly, and who 
knoweth the ruin of them both 73 ? 

Who can stretch forth his hand against the 
Lord's anointed and be guiltless 74 ? 

According to the sentence of the law which 
they (the rulers) shall teach thee, and according 



328 THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF 

to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou 
shalt do 7S . 

Whosoever will not do the law of God, and 
the law of the king, let judgment be executed 
speedily upon him : whether it be unto death, or 
to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to 
imprisonment 76 . 

He that ruleth over men must be just; ruling 
in the fear of God 77 . 

It is an abomination to kings to commit wick- 
edness; for the throne is established by righte- 
ousness 78 . 

The prince shall not take of the people's in- 
heritance by oppression to thrust them out of the 
possession 79 . 

Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his 
throne is uphold en by mercy 8o . 

Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the 
earth 81 . 

The judges shall judge righteously between 
every man and his brother, and the stranger that 
is with him. He shall not respect persons in 
judgment, but shall hear the small as well as 
the great 8 \ 

Deliver him that sufifereth wrong from the 
hand of the oppressor, and be not faint-hearted 
when thou sittest in judgment 83 . 

If there be a controversy between men, and 



MANKIND TOWARDS EACH OTHER. 129 

they come unto judgment, that the judges may 
judge them, then shall they justify the righteous 
and condemn the wicked \ 

Thou shalt not take a gift; for a gift doth blind 
the eyes of men, and pervert the words of the 
righteous 8 \ 

Defend the poor and fatherless : do justice to 
the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and 
needy ; rid them out of the hand of the wicked 86 . 

Woe unto them which justify the wicked for 
reward, and take away the righteousness of the 
righteous from him 87 . 

He that justifieth the wicked; and he that 
condemneth the just: even they both are an 
abomination to the Lord 88 . 

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous de- 
crees, and that write grievousness, which they 
have prescribed; to turn aside the needy from 
judgment, and to take away the right from the 
poor, the widows and fatherless 89 . 

Take heed what ye do : for ye judge not for 
man, but for the Lord, who is with you in judg- 
ment. Wherefore let the fear of the Lord be 
upon you, and take heed and do it : for there is 
no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect 
of persons, nor taking of gifts 90 . 

Honour the king 91 . 

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130 THE RELATIVE DUTIES OF 

Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy 
people 9 \ 

Be subject to principalities and powers : obey 
magistrates, and be ready to every good work 93 . 

Let every soul be subject unto the higher 
powers, for there is no power but of God : the 
powers that be are ordained of God. Whoso- 
ever, therefore, resisteth the power resisteth the 
ordinance of God ; and they that resist receive 
to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a 
terror to good works, but to evil 94 . 

Wilt thou not be afraid of the power? Do 
that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of 
the same : for he is a minister of God to thee for 
good. But if thou do that which is evil be afraid, 
for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is 
the minister of God, a revenger, to execute 
wrath upon him that doeth evil 95 . 

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only 
for wrath, but also for conscience sake g6 . 

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, 
for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as 
supreme, or unto governors as unto them that are 
sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and 
for the praise of them that do well 97 . 

Hender unto all their dues : tribute to whom 
tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to 
whom fear, honour to whom honour 98 . 



MANKIND TOWARDS EACH OTHER. 131 



REFERENCES. 

1 Gen. ii. 24. 2 Ecclus. xxvi. 1. 3 Prov. xxxi. 

11, 12. 4 Ecclus. xxvi. 2. 5 Prov. xii. 4. 6 Ecclus. 
xxvi. 3. 7 Prov. xix. 14. 8 Prov. xxxi. 26, 27, 28. 
9 Ecclus. xxvi. 7. 10 Prov. xxi. 19. n Ecclus. vii. 26. 
12 Ecclus. ix. 1. 13 Ecclus. xx. 14. 14 Ecclus. xxxfii. 
18, 19. 15 Ecclus. xxiii. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26. 16 Heb. 
xiii. 4. " Matt. xix. 4, 5. i8 Eph. v. 30, 31. 

19 Col. iii. 19. 20 1 Pet. iii. 7. 21 1 Cor. vii. 3. 

22 Eph. v. 33. 23 1 Tim. ii. 11, 12. 24 Eph. v. 22, 

23, 24. 25 1 Pet. iii. 1,2. * 1 Cor. vii. 13, 16. 

27 1 Cor. vii. 12, 16. ^ Matt. v. 32. ■ Rom. vii. 2. 
30 1 Cor. vii. 10, 11. 31 Prov. xxii. 6. 32 Prov. 

xxiii. 13. 33 Prov. xix. 18. M Prov. xiii. 24. 

as p rov . xxix. 15. 36 Ecclus. xxx. 8. 37 Ecclus. 

xxx. 11. 38 Deut. vi. 6. 39 Gen. xviii. 19. 

40 Ecclus. iii. 1. 41 Prov. xiii. 1. « p rov# j. 8 . 

43 Exod. xx. 12. 44 Ecclus. iii, 8. tf Ecclus. iii. 7. 

46 Ecclus. xiv. 20. 47 Ecclus. iii. 12, 13, 14. 48 Ecclus. 
iii. 10. & Tobit. iv. 3. 50 Deut. xxvii. 16. 51 Prov. 
xix. 26. 52 Prov. xxviii. 24. 53 Ecclus. i. 5. 

54 Eph. vi. 2, 3. 55 1 Pet. v. 5. 56 Eph. vi. 1. 

57 Col. iii. 20. 5S Deut. xxiv. 14, 15. 59 Job xxxi. 13. 
60 Ecclus. xxxiii. 31. 61 Eccius. vii. 21. 62 Ecclus. 
vii. 20. m Ecclus. 64 Tobit. iv. 14. 65 Jer. xxii. 13. 
66 Mai. iii. 5. m Col. iv. 1. 68 James v. 6. 

6 9 Eph. vi. 9. 70 Eph. vi. 5, 6. 7l 1 Pet. ii. 18, 19. 
72 Tit. ii. 9, 10. 73 Prov. xxiv. 21. 74 1 Sam. xxvi. 9. 
75 Deut.xvii.il. 76 Ezra vii. 26. w 2 Sam. xxiii. 3. 
78 Prov. xvi. 12. 79 Ezek. xlvi. 18. s Prov. xx. 28. 
M Wisd. i. 1. 82 Deut. i. 17. 83 Ecclus. iv. 9. 

84 Deut. xxv. 1. 85 Deut. xvi. 19. M Ps. lxxxii. 34. 
87 Is. v. 22, 23. 88 Ps. xvii. 15. w Is. x. 1, 2. 

£0 2 Chr. xix. 6, 7. 9I 1 Pet. ii. 17. w Acts xxiii. 5. 
93 Tit. iii. 1. 94 Rom. xiii. 1, 2, 3. 95 Rom. xiii. 3, 4. 
96 Rom. xiii. 5. 97 1 Pet. ii. 13, 14. 98 Rom. xiii. 7. 



132 THE DUTY OF MAN 

CHAP. IX, 

THE DUTY OF MAN AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 



1. Virtue and Vice in general. 

He lliat followeth after righteousness and mercy 
findeth life, righteousness, and honour K 

Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well 
with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their 
doings. But woe to the wicked it shall be ill 
with him, for the reward of his hands shall be 
given him \ 

The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous ; 
and the way of the ungodly shall perish 3 . 

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; 
but the perverseness of transgressors shall de- 
stroy them 4 . 

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright, 
and their inheritance shall endure for ever 5 . 

They shall not be confounded in the perilous 
time ; and in the days of dearth they shall have 
enough 6 . 

The Lord is a buckler to them that walk up- 
rightly 7 . 

" I have been young (says David) and now am 
old : and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken^ 
nor his seed begging their bread V 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 133 

The righteous Lord loveth righteousness ; his 
countenance will behold the thing that is just 9 . 

O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the 
thing that is evil : the Lord preserveth the souls 
of his saints; he shall deliver them from the 
hands of the ungodly io . 

If thou shalt keep the commandments of the 
Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, — the Lord 
shall open unto thee his good treasure, and bless 
all the work of thine hand ll . 

The Lord directeth a good man's going ; and 
delighteth in his way. Though he fall he shall 
not be cast down : for the Lord upholdeth him 
with his hand 12 . 

Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: 
for, if thou come near, it will bite thee. The 
teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying 
the souls of men l3 . 

Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee I4 . 

Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy 
and truth shall be to them that devise good 15 . 

He that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth 
the thing that is right, and speaketh the truth 
from his heart: he that hath used no deceit in 
his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour; and 
hath not slandered his neighbour: he that is 
lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them 
that fear the Lord: he that sweareth unto his 
neighbour, and disappointeth him not, though it 
were to his own hinderance : he that hath not 



134 THE DUTY OF MAN 

given his money on usury, nor taken reward 
against the innocent: he who doeth these things 
shall never fall 16 . 

There shall no evil happen to the just; but the 
wicked shall he filled with mischief 17 . 

The ways of the ungodly are always grievous, 
the judgments of God are far above, out of his 
sight l8 . 

The ungodly, and him that delighteth in 
wickedness, doth his soul abhor 1 9. 

The Lord shall reward the evil doer according 
to his wickedness 20 . 

" There is no peace/' saith my God, " to the 
wicked 21 ." 

The wicked are like a troubled sea, when it 
cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and 
dirt 22 . 

If thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the 
Lord thy God, to observe to do all his command- 
ments, and his statutes — the Lord shall send 
upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all 
that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, be- 
cause of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby 
thou hast forsaken him 23 . 

Thou shalt find no ease, neither shall the sole 
of thy foot have any rest: but the Lord will give 
thee a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and 
sorrow of mind. And thy life shall hang in 
doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and 
night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life. 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 135 

In the morning thou shalt say, " Would God it 
were even ;" and at even thou shalt say, " Would 
God it were morning ;" for the fear of thine heart, 
wherewith thou shalt fear 24 . 

Hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, 
thou that dwellest carelessly, — thou that hast 
trusted in thy wickedness, and hast said, " None 
seeth me:" — evil shall come upon thee, and thou 
shalt not know from whence it ariseth : and mis- 
chief shall fall upon thee, and thou shalt not he 
able to put it off 25 . 

The ungodly is trapped in the work of his own 
hands 26 . 

The ungodly hath digged a pit; and is fallen 
himself into the destruction that he made for 
others 27 . 

But, in the way of the righteous is life ; and in 
the pathway thereof there is no death 28 . 

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing 
that is right ; for that shall bring a man peace at 
the last 29 . 

Flee from evil, and do the thing which is 
good ; and dwell for evermore 3 °. 

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of 
God; and there shall no torment touch them. 
In the sight of the unwise they seem to die, and 
their departure is taken for misery, and their 
going from us to be utter destruction : but they 
are in peace. For though they be punished in 



138 THE DUTY OF MAN 

the sight of men; yet is their hope full of im- 
mortality. And having been a little chastened 
they shall be greatly rewarded: for God hath 
proved them, and found them worthy of him- 
self 31 . 

The righteous live for evermore : their reward 
also is with the Lord, and the care of them with 
the Most High. With his right hand shall he 
cover them, and with his arm shall he protect 
them 32 . 

Be glad, therefore, O ye righteous, and re- 
joice in the Lord ; be joyful all ye that are true 
of heart 33 . 

As righteousness tendeth to life; so he that 
pursueth evil, pursue th it to his own death 94 . 

Seek not therefore death by the error of your 
life : and pull not upon yourselves destruction by 
the work of your own hands. For God made 
not death; neither hath he pleasure in the de- 
struction of the living. But ungodly men, with 
their works and words, called it to them 3S . 

Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have 
pleasure in; but remember they shall not go 
unpunished to their grave 36 . 

Knowest thou not this of old, since man was 
placed upon earth, that the triumphing of the 
wicked is short, and their joy but for a mo- 
ment 37 ? 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 137 

Wherefore do the wicked live and become 
old? Yea, and are mighty in power? — Their 
eyes at the last shall see their destruction, and 
they shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty 38 . 

They are exalted for a little while, but are 
soon gone and brought low : they are taken out 
of the way, and cut off as the tops of the ears of 
corn 39 . 

They are like the chaff which the wind scat- 
tered! away from the face of the earth. There- 
fore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the 
judgment 40 . 

Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth ; 
and the ungodly shall come to an end 41 . 

Like as the smoke vanisheth so shall the 
wicked be driven away ; and like as wax melteth 
at the fire so shall the ungodly perish at the pre- 
sence of God 4 \ 

The Most High hateth sinners, and will repay 
vengeance unto the ungodly ; and keepeth them 
against the mighty day of their punishment 43 . 

The transgressors shall be destroyed together : 
the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted 
out at the last 44 . 

The congregation of the wicked is like tow 
wrapped together; and the end of them is a 
flame of fire to destroy them 45 . 

They say " the Lord shall not see : neither 
shall the God of Jacob regard." — O ye fools, 



138 THE DUTY OF MAN 

when will ye understand? He that planted the 
ear, shall he not hear ? or he that made the eye, 
shall he not see? It is he that teacheth man 
knowledge, shall he not punish 46 ? 

Say not " I have sinned, and what harm shall 
happen unto me ?" For though the Lord is long 
suffering ; he will in no wise let thee go 47 . 

Say not " I will hide myself from the Lord, 
shall any remember me from above ? I shall not 
be regarded among so many people 48 ." 

There is no darkness or shadow of death, 
where the workers of iniquity may hide them- 
selves 49 . 

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the un- 
righteous man his thoughts ; and let him return 
unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon 
him, and to our God, for he will abundantly 
pardon 5 °. 

When the righteous turneth away from his 
righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and 
doeth according to all the abominations that the 
wicked man doeth, all his righteousness that he 
hath done shall not be mentioned ; in his trespass 
that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he 
hath sinned, in them shall he die 5I . 

Again, when the wicked man turneth away 
from his wickedness that he hath committed, and 
doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall 
save his soul alive 52 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 139 

Therefore repent, and turn yourselves from 
all your transgressions ; so shall iniquity not be 
your ruin 53 . 

Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which 
is good 54 . 

Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness 
both of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in 
the fear of God 55 . 

Let every one that nameth the name of Christ 
depart from iniquity 56 . 

Stand ye perfect and complete in all the will 
of God 57 . 

" Let your light so shine before men, that 
they may see your good works, and glorify your 
Father which is in heaven 58 ." 

Prove all things : hold fast that which is good. 
Abstain from all appearance of evil 59 . 

Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things 
are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatso- 
ever things are pure, whatsoever things are 
lovely, whatsoever things are of good report : if 
there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, 
think on these things 6o . 

For he that in these things serveth Christ is 
acceptable to God, and approved of men 61 . 

Follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, 
love, patience, meekness : fight the good fight of 
faith : lay hold on eternal life 6Z . 



140 THE DUTY OF MAN 

Casting down imaginations, and every high 
thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge 
of God ; and bringing into captivity every thought 
to the obedience of Christ 63 . 

Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, having 
a good conscience; that, whereas men speak 
against you as evil doers, they may be ashamed 
that falsely accuse your good conversation; — 
and that they may, by your good works which 
they sbail behold, glorify God in the day of vi- 
sitation 64 . 

2. Humility and Pride. 

Th e greater thou art, the more humble thyself, 
and thou shalt find favour before the Lord 65 . 

Many kings have sat down upon the ground ; 
and one that was never thought of hath worn a 
crown 66 . 

Thus saith the Lord. " Let not the wise man 
glory in his wisdom ; neither let the mighty man 
glory in his might : let not the rich man glory in 
his riches. But let him that glorieth glory in 
this, that he knoweth me, that I am the Lord, 
who exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and 
righteousness in the earth 67 ." 

When thou hast eaten and art full ; and hast 
built goodly houses, and when thy flocks and 
thy herds multiply, and thy silver and thy gold 
is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multi- 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 141 

plied, — beware that thou forget not the Lord 
thy God; — and that thine heart be not lifted 
tip, and thou say not in thine heart, " My power, 
and the might of my hand hath gotten me this 
wealth 68 ." 

Let another praise thee, and not thine own 
mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips 69 . 

Be not wise in thine own eyes : fear the Lord, 
and depart from evil 70 . 

Exalt not thyself lest thou fall, and bring dis- 
honour upon thy soul 71 . 

A man's pride shall bring him low; but ho- 
nour shall uphold the humble in spirit 72 . 

When pride cometh then cometh shame ; but 
with the lowly is wisdom 73 . 

Before honour is humility 74 . 

By humility and the fear of the Lord are 
riches, and honour, and life 75 . 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a con- 
trite heart; and will save such as be of an humble 
spirit 76 . 

The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds 77 . 

Though the Lord be high, yet he hath re- 
spect unto the lowly : but the proud he know- 
eth afar off 78 . 

Surely the Lord scorneth the scorners ; but he 
giveth grace unto the lowly 79 . 

He forgetteth not the cry of the humble 8o , 



142 THE DUTY OF MAN 

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou 
knowest not what a day may bring forth 81 . 

Better is it to be of an humble spirit with the 
lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud 82 . 

A high look and a proud heart is sin 83 . 

The beginning of pride is as when one de- 
parted! from God ; and his heart is turned away 
from his Maker 84 . 

Seest thou a man that is wise in his own con- 
ceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him 85 . 

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace 
for gold, so is a man to his praise S6 . 

Pride goeth before destruction ; and an haughty 
spirit before a fall 87 . 

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomi- 
nation to the Lord: though hand join in hand, 
he shall not be unpunished 88 . 

The day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon 
every one that is proud and lifted up, and he 
shall be brought low — The lofty looks of men 
shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men 
shall be brought down; and the Lord himself 
shall be exalted in that day 89 . 

Pride is hateful before God and man — Why 
is earth and ashes proud 9 ° ? 

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men. 
of high degree a lie : to be laid in the balance 
they are altogether lighter than vanity 91 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 143 

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man that 
they are but vain 92 . 

I say to every roan that is among you, not to 
think of himself more highly than he ought to 
think; but to think soberly, according as God 
hath dealt to every man the measure of faith 93 . 

" Learn of me (saith Christ) for I am meek 
and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto 
your souls 94 ." 

Be not wise in your own conceits, but con- 
descend to men of low estate 95 . 

Let no man deceive himself: If any man 
among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let 
him become (as) a fool that he may be wise : for 
the wisdom of this world is foolishness with 
God. — Therefore let no man glory in men 96 . 

We are not sufficient of ourselves to think any 
thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of 
God 9 ?. 

Therefore let us not be desirous of vain glory — 
for if a man think himself to be something when 
he is nothing, he deceiveth himself 98 . 

Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed 
lest he fall". 

He that glorieth let him glory in the Lord, for 
not he that commendeth himself is approved, 
but whom the Lord commendeth 10 °. 

Who maketh thee to differ from another? 
And what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? 



144 THE DUTY OF MAN 

Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory 
as if thou hadst not received it 101 . 

Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up x02 . 

" When ye have done all those things that are 
commanded you, say, we are unprofitable ser- 
vants ; we have done that which was our duty 
to do I0 V 

Ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder ; 
yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be 
clothed with humility x ° 4 . 

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that 
he is exalted; but the rich in that he is made 
low : because, as the flower of the grass, he shall 
pass away I05 . 

Charge them that are rich in this world, that 
they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain 
riches, but in the living God, who giveth us all 
things richly to enjoy io6 . 

" Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven IO V 



3. Meekness and Anger. 

He that is slow to wrath is of great understand- 
ing : but he that is hasty of spirit exalte th folly IOS , 

Seest thou a man, that is hasty in his words; 
there is more hope of a fool than of him 109 . 

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for 
anger resteth in the bosom of fools II0 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 145 

A fool's wrath is presently known ; but a wise 
man covereth shame 111 . 

A soft answer turneth away wrath ; but grievous 
words stir up anger II2 . 

A wrathful man stirreth up strife : but he that 
is slow to anger appeaseth strife 113 . 

He that is slow to anger is better than the 
mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he 
that taketh a city " 4 . 

He that hath no rule over his spirit, is like a 
city that is broken down and without walls 115 . 

A stubborn heart shall fare evil at the last; 
and an obstinate heart shall be laden with sor- 
rows Il6 8 

They that are of a fro ward heart, are an abo- 
mination to the Lord " 7 . 

Make no friendship with an angry man ; and 
with a furious man thou shalt not go : lest thou 
learn his wavs, and get a snare to thy soul 118 . 

Put away from thee a froward heart, and per- 
verse lips put far 119 . 

Them that are meek will the Lord guide in 
judgment; and such as are gentle them shall he 
learn his way 120 . 

As much as in you lieth live peaceably with 
all men 121 . 

What glory is it if, when ye be buffeted for 

your faults, ye take it patiently ; but if, when ye 

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do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this 
is acceptable with God 122 . 

Be patient towards all men I23 . 

Charity suffereth long and is kind; — is not 
easily provoked, thinketh no evil: beareth all 
things, belie veth all things, hopeth all things, 
endure th all things I24 . 

Put off these, anger, wrath, malice; — put on 
meekness, long-suffering, — forbearing one an- 
other, and forgiving one another 125 . 

The servant of the Lord must not strive ; but 
be gentle unto all men 126 . 

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger* and 
clamour, and evil speaking be put away from 
you, with all malice I27 . 

Xot rendering evil for evil, nor railing for 
railing, but contrariwise blessing I28 . 

Bless and curse not 129 . 

Be ye no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all 
meekness unto all men I3 °. 

" Learn of me (saith Christ); for I am meek 
and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto 
your souls ,3r . 

" Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit 
the earth l32 . 

" Ye have heard that it was said by them of 
old time, ' Thou shalt not kill, and whosoever 
shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 
but I say unto you (saith Christ) that whosoever 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 147 

is angry with his brother without a cause shall 
be in danger of the judgment I33 ." 

Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a fa- 
ther; and the younger men as brethren: the 
elder women as mothers, the younger as sis- 
ters I34 . 

Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, 
slow to wrath ; for the wrath of man worketh 
not the righteousness of God t3 \ 

4. Contentment and Envy, 

A good name is to be chosen rather than great 
riches I36 . 

Health and good estate of body is above all 
gold 137 . 

There are no riches above a sound body, and 
no joy above the joy of the heart 138 . 

To labour, and to be content with what a man 
hath, is a sweet life I39 . 

Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a 
good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times 
rejoice with a cheerful countenance I4 °. 

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whe- 
ther he eat little or much; but the abundance of 
the rich will not suffer him to sleep 141 . 

Better is a handful with quietness, than both 
hands full, with travail, and vexation of spirit 14 *. 

Better is the life of a poor man, in a mean 

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cottage, than delicate fare in another man's 
house 143 . 

Better is a little, with the fear of the Lord, 
than great treasure and trouble therewith 144 . 

Better is a little with righteousness, than great 
revenues without right 145 . 

A little that the righteous man hath is better 
than the riches of many wicked I46 . 

Will God esteem thy riches? No, not gold, 
nor all the forces of strength I47 . 

When goods increase they are increased that 
eat of them : and what good is there to the 
owners thereof save beholding them with their 
eyes 148 ? 

" Give me, O Lord, (saith Solomon) neither 
poverty nor riches : feed me with food conve- 
nient for me : lest I be full, and deny thee, and 
say, " Who is the Lord T or lest I be poor, 
and steal, and take the name of my God in 
vain 149 ." 

Be not afraid when one is made rich, and the 
glory of his house is increased : for though 
while he liveth he blesseth his soul;— yet when 
he dieth he shall carry nothing away. His 
glory shall not descend after him I5 °. 

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house ; — 
nor any thing that is thy neighbour's ISI . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 149 

Let not thine heart envy sinners : but be thou 
in the fear of the Lord all the day long 152 . 

Hold thee still in the Lord, and wait pa- 
tiently for him; but grieve not thyself at him 
whose way doth prosper, at the man who cloeth 
after evil counsels I53 . 

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let 
not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: lest 
the Lord see it, and it displease him 154 *. 

A sound heart is the life of the flesh : but envy 
the rottenness of the bones 155 . 

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but 
who is able to stand before envy I56 . 

Let us not envy one another 157 . 

Learn in whatsoever state ye are, therewith to 
be content I58 . 

Godliness with contentment is great gain ; for 
we brought nothing into this world ; and it is 
certain we can carry nothing out 159 . 

" Take heed to yourselves lest at any time 
your hearts be overcharged with the cares of 
this life IC °." 

Be content with such things as ye have; for 
God hath said I will never leave thee nor for- 
sake thee 161 . 

" Seek ye not what ye shall eat, nor what ye 
shall drink : neither be ye of doubtful mind : 



150 THE DUTY OF MAN 

for your father knoweth that ye have need of 
these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of 
God, and all these things shall be added unto 



you l6 V 



5. Covet ousness. 



There is that scattereth and yet increaseth; 
and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, 
but it tendeth to poverty I63 . 

There is that becometh rich by his wariness, 
and pinching, and this is the portion of his re- 
ward : whereas he saith, " I have found rest, 
and now will eat continually of my goods ;" and 
yet he knoweth not what time shall come upon 
him, and that he must leave those things to 
others, and die 164 . 

Labour not to be rich : cease from thine own 
wisdom. Wilt thou set thine heart upon that 
which is not? for riches certainly make them- 
selves wings ; they fly away as an eagle toward 
heaven l65 . 

It is better to give alms than to lay up gold l66 . 

Gold hath been the ruin of many : it is a 
stumbling block unto them that sacrifice unto it ; 
and every fool shall be taken therewith x67 . 

He that loveth gold shall not be justified ; 
and, he that followeth corruption shall have 
enough thereof 168 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 151 

He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul, 
gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods 
riotously l6p . 

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth 
his substance, shall gather it for them that will 
pity the poor 170 . 

" What mean ye that ye grind the faces of the 
poor?" saith the Lord of hosts 171 . 

There is not a more wicked thing than a co- 
vetous man : for such a one setteth his own soul 
to sale I72> . 

Trust not in wrong and robbery ; if riches in- 
crease, set not thine heart upon them I73 . 

Lay up thy treasure according to the com- 
mands of the Most High ; and it shall bring thee 
more profit than gold 174 . 

" Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where the rust and moth doth corrupt, 
and where thieves break through and steal; 
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, 
where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt, and 
where thieves do not break through nor steal : 
for where your treasure is, there will your heart 
be also I7S ." 

Love not the world, neither the things of the 
world : if any man love the world, the love of 
the Father is not in him I76 . 

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ness; and be content with such things as ye 
have 177 . 

" Take heed and beware of covetousness; for 
a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of 
the things which he possesseth 178 ." 

They that will be rich fall into temptation, and 
a snare; and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, 
which drown men in destruction and perdition. 
For the love of money is the root of all evil; 
which while some coveted after, they have erred 
from the faith, and pierced themselves through 
with many sorrows I79 . 

No covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any 
inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of 
God 180 . 

6. Temperance and Intemperance. 

Refrain thyself from thine appetite. If thou 
givest thy soul the desires that please her^ she 
will make thee a laughing stock to thine enemies 
that malign thee I81 . 

Wine is a mocker ; strong drink is raging ; and 
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise I82 . 

Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither 
be tied to the expense thereof 183 . 

A labouring man that is given to drunkenness 
shall not be rich 184 . 

Wine and women will make men of under- 
standing to fall away I85 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 153 

Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine 
hath destroyed many l86 . 

Be not among wine bibbers; among riotous 
eaters of flesh : for the drunkard and the glutton 
shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall 
clothe a man with rags l87 . 

Wine measurably drunk, and in season, 
bringeth gladness of heart, and cheerfulness of 
mind; but wine, drunk with excess, maketh 
bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quar- 



ins: 



188 



rell 

Woe unto them that rise up early in the 
morning that they may follow strong drink, that 
continue until night, till wine inflame them 189 . 

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink : 
that putteth his bottle to him, and maketh him 
drunk I9 °. 

Look not upon the wine when it is red ; when 
it giveth its colour in the cup, when it moveth 
itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, 
and stingeth like an adder 191 . 

It is not for kings to drink wine, nor for 
princes to drink strong drink ; lest they drink 
and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of 
any of the afflicted 19 \ 

Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: a 
man riseth early, and his wits are with him: but 
the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of 
the belly are with an insatiable man l93 . 

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When thou sittest to eat consider diligently 
what is before thee; and put a knife to thy 
throat if thou be a man given to appetite I94 . 

Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who 
hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who 
hath wounds without cause ? Who hath redness 
of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine: they 
that go to seek mixed wine l95 . 

" Take heed to yourselves lest at any time 
your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and 
drunkenness, and cares of this life I96 ." 

They that be drunken are drunken in the 
night. But let us, who are of the day, be 
sober I97 . 

Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; 
but be filled with the spirit 198 . 

The works of the flesh are these: envyings, 
murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like : 
they which do such things shall not inherit the 
kingdom of God 1 ". 

7. Discretion and Prudence. 

Keep thine heart with all diligence ; for out of 
it are the issues of life i0 °. 

Be circumspect, my son, in all things thou 
doest; and be wise in all thy conversation aGI . 

Speak, young man, if there be need of thee : 
and yet scarcely when thou art twice asked 2 °\ 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 155 

If thou hast understanding, answer thy neigh- 
bour: if not lay thine hand upon thy mouth 203 . 

There is one that keepeth silence and is found 
wise ; and another by much babbling becometh 
hateful 204 . 

Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath 
not to answer ; and some keepeth silence, know- 
ing his time 205 . 

He that answereth a matter before he heareth 
it, it is folly and shame unto him 205 . 

A wise man will hold his tongue till he see 
opportunity ; but a babbler and a fool regard 
no time 207 . 

Seest thou a man that is hasty in, his words ? 
There is more hope of a fool than of him 2 ° 8 . 

To slip upon the pavement is better than to 
slip with the tongue 2 ° 9 . 

A fool's mouth is his destruction : and his lips 
are the snare of his soul 210 . 

In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride : 
but the lips of the wise shall preserve them 211 . 

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is 
counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is 
esteemed a man of understanding 212 . 

Refrain not to speak when there is occasion 
to do good 213 . 

But be not hasty in thy tongue; and in thy 
deeds slack and remiss 2I4 . 



156 THE DUTY OF MAN 

For death and life are in the power of the 
tongue 215 . 

Ask counsel of all that are wise ; and despise 
not any counsel that is profi table 216 . 

But consult not with a fool, for he cannot keep 
counsel 217 . 

Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou 
knowest not what he will bring forth 218 . 

He also that is hasty to give credit is light- 
minded 2I9 . 

The simple believeth every word ; but the pru- 
dent man looketh well to his going 220 . 

Have no fellowship with one that is mightier 
and richer than thyself; for how agree the kettle 
and the pot together? For if one be smitten 
against the other it shall be broken 22I » 

Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he 
over weigh thee : for gold hath destroyed many, 
and perverted the hearts of kings 222 . 

Strive not with a mighty man lest thou fall 
into his hands 223 . 

Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee 
not; and sit not in the judgment of sinners 22+ . 

My son, meddle not in other men's matters 22 -\ 

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love ; 
but he that repeateth a matter, separateth very 
friends 226 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 157 

Blame not before thou hast examined the 
truth : understand first, and then rebuke 227 . 

Answer not before thou hast heard the cause : 
neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk 228 . 

Before judgment examine thyself; and in the 
day of visitation thou shaltfind mercy 229 . 

Be not surety above thy power : but if thou be 
surety, take care to pay it 23 °. 

He that hateth suretyship is sure 23! . 

Give not thy son and wife, thy brother and 
friend, power over thee whilst thou livest, and 
give not thy goods to another, lest it repent thee, 
and thou entreat for the same again : as long as 
thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thy- 
self over to any. For it is better that thy chil- 
dren should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest 
stand to their courtesy 232 . 

Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that 
catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the 
wind 233 . 

Divinations, and soothsay ings, and dreams are 
vain; and the heart fancieth, as a woman's in 
travail 234 . 

Dreams have deceived many; and they have 
failed that have put their trust in them 235 . 

He that will love life, and see good days, let 
him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips 
that they speak no guile 235 . 



158 THE DUTY OF MAN 

For " out of the abundance of the heart the 
mouth speaketh* 37 . 

" Every idle word that men shall speak, they 
shall give account thereof in the day of judg- 
ment; for by thy words thou shalt be justified, 
and by thy words thou shalt be condemned * 38 . 

8. Diligence and Slothfulness. 

Seest thou a man diligent in business? He 
shall stand before kings, and not before mean 
men 239 . 

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with 
bread ; but he that followeth idleness is void of 
understanding a4 °. 

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of 
bread ; but he that followeth after vain persons 
shall have poverty enough 24 \ 

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack 
hand ; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich * 42 . 

Better is he that laboureth and aboundeth in 
all things, than he that boasteth himself, and 
wanteth bread 243 . 

He that gathereth in summer is wise ; but he 
who sleepeth in harvest bringeth himself to po- 
verty 244 . 

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plen- 
teousness ; but of every one that is hasty, only to 
want 245 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 159 

Wealth gotten by vanity shall soon be dimi- 
nished ; but he that gathereth by labour shall in- 
crease 246 . 

In all labour there is profit; but the talk of 
the lips tendeth only to poverty 247 . 

The way of the slothful man is (as) a hedge 
of thorns : but the way of the righteous lies plain 
before him 248 . 

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, be it 
little or much 249 . 

The soul of a sluggard desireth and hath no- 
thing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made 
fat 250 . 

The desire of the slothful killeth him, for his 
hands refuse to labour 251 . 

The sluggard will not plough by reason of the 
cold ; therefore he shall beg in harvest and have 
nothing 252 . 

Slothfulness castethinto a deep sleep; and an 
idle soul shall suffer hunger 253 . 

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom ; 
and it grieveth him to bring it to his mouth 254 . 

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the 
vineyard of the man void of understanding; and, 
lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles 
had covered the face thereof. Then I saw, and 
considered it well ; I looked upon it and received 
instruction 255 . 

How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggard ? When 



160 THE DUTY OF MAN 

wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? " Yet a little 
sleep (say est thou) a little slumber, a little folding 
of the hands to sleep." So shall poverty come 
upon thee as one that travelleth, and thy want as 
an armed man 256 . 

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth 
the slothful man upon his bed 257 . 

Ix>ve not sleep lest thou come to poverty : open 
thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with 
bread 253 . 

For drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags 259 . 

A slothful man is compared to the filth of a 
dunghill: every one that taketh him up shall 
shake his hand 26 °. 

As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, 
so is the sluggard to them that send him 261 , 

Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her 
ways and be wise : which, having no guide, 
overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the 
summer, and gathereth her food in the har- 
vest 262 . 

If any man will not work, neither should he 
eat 263 . 

If any provide not for his own ; and especially 
those of his own household, he hath denied the 
faith, and is worse than an infidel 264 . 

Study to be quiet and to do your own business ; 
and to work with your own hands 265 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. Ifjl 

9. Modesty and Chastity. 

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a 
woman that feareth the Lord shall be praised 266 . 

A shame-faced and faithful woman is a double 
grace; and her continent mind cannot be va- 
lued 267 . 

A shameless woman shall be counted as a 
dog; but she that is shame-faced will fear the 
Lord 268 . 

The woman shall not wear that which apper- 
taineth unto a man ; neither shall a man put on a 
woman's garment. For all that do so are abo- 
mination unto the Lord 269 . 

Keep thee from an evil woman — Lust not 
after her beauty in thine heart — Can a man 
take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be 
burnt 270 ? 

Thou goest after her as an ox goeth to the 
slaughter, as a bird hasteth to the snare, and 
knoweth not that it is for thy life 2?1 . 

" Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall 
see God 272 ." 

Let the holy women, who trust in God, adorn 
themselves with that which is not corruptible, 
even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, 
which is, in the sight of God, of great price 273 . 



162 THE DUTY OF MAN 

Let the younger women marry, guide the 
house, and give none occasion to the adversary 
to speak reproachfully 274 . 

Let the aged women be, in behaviour, as be- 
cometh holiness : teachers of good things ; that 
they may teach the young women to be sober, to 
love their husbands, to love their children, to he 
discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obe- 
dient unto their own husbands; that the word 
of God be not blasphemed a75 . 

Let the women adorn themselves in modest 
apparel, with shame- facedness and sobriety 276 . 

Flee youthful lusts 277 . 

" Ye have heard that it was said by them of 
old time * Ye shall not commit adultery ;' but I 
say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman 
to lust after her, hath already committed adultery 
with her in his heart 2 7 8 ." 

Mortify therefore your members which are 
upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inor- 
dinate affection, evil concupiscence. For which 
things sake the wrath of God cometh on the 
children of disobedience * 79 . 

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, 
but unto holiness * 80 . 

Dearly beloved, abstain from fleshly lusts 
which war against the soul 281 . 

Walk not as others, who, being past feeling, 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 163 

have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, 
to work all uncleanness with greediness 282 . 

Put off all filthy communication out of your 
mouth 283 . 

For it is a shame even to speak of those things 
which are done of some in secret 284 . 

Know ye not that your bodies are the mem- 
bers of Christ? Shall ye then take the members 
of Christ, and make them the members of a 
harlot? God forbid 285 . 

The Lord will reserve the unjust unto the day 
of judgment to be punished; but chiefly them 
that walk after the flesh, in the lust of unclean- 
ness, &c 286 . 

10. Good and bad Company, 

Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the 
counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of 



sinners 



287 



He that walketh with wise men shall be wise ; 
but a companion of fools shall be destroyed 288 . 

Cease to hear instructions that cause thee to 
err from the ways of knowledge 289 . 

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither 
desire to be with them. For their heart studieth 
destruction, and their lips talk of mischief 290 . 

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when 



164 THE DUTY OF MAN 

thou perceivest not in bim the lips of know- 
ledge zgl . 

Make no friendship with an angry man ; and 
with a furious man thou shalt not go; lest thou 
learn his ways and get a snare to thy soul 292 . 

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou 
not: — walk not in the way with them; refrain 
thy foot from their path 293 . 

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go 
not in the way of evil men : avoid it, pass not by 
it, turn from it and pass away. For they sleep 
not except they have done mischief; and their 
sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to 
fall. But the path of the just is as the shining 
light, that shine th more and more unto the per- 
fect day 294 . 

The congregation of the wicked is like tow 
wrapped together; and the end of them is a 
flame of fire to destroy them 29 \ 

If any man that is called a brother be a forni- 
cator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a 
drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one do 
not eat 2g6 . 

Withdraw yourselves from every brother that 
walketh disorderly 2p7 . 

Mark them which cause divisions and offences, 
contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 165 

and avoid them. For they that are such serve 
not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own lusts; 
and, by good words and fair speeches, deceive 
the hearts of the simple 298 . 

If any man consent not to wholesome words, 
even to the words of our Lord Jesus, and to the 
doctrine which is according to godliness, — from 
such withdraw 7 thyself 2 ". 

Beloved, beware lest, being led away with the 
error of the wicked, ye fall from your own sted- 
fastness 3 °°. 



11. Riches and Poverty. 

Man walketh in a vain shew, and disquieteth 
himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and can- 
not tell who shall gather them 3 °\ 

The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he 
bringeth low, and lifteth up 3 ° 2 . 

The rich and the poor meet together: the 
Lord is the maker of them all 303 . 

When goods increase, they are increased that 
eat them : and what good is there to the owners 
thereof, save beholding them with their eyes 304 ? 

Let not, therefore, the rich man glory in his 
riches 305 . 

Set not thine hearf upon thy goods, and say 
not, " I have enough for my life *° 6 ." 

Wilt thou set thine heart upon that which is 



166 THE DUTY OF MAN 

not ? For riches certainly make themselves wings ; 
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven 307 . 

Will God esteem thy riches ? No ; not gold, 
nor all the forces of thy strength 3oS . 

Labour not to be rich : cease from thine own 
wisdom 309 . 

Blessed is the rich that is found without ble- 
mish; and hath not gone after gold 310 . 

He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall 
leave them in the midst of his days : and at his 
end shall be a fool 311 . 

Trust not in oppression and robbery : if riches 
increase, set not your heart upon them 312 . 

Woe unto them that join house to house, that 
lay field to field, till there be no place, that they 
may be placed alone in the midst of the earth 3l3 . 

These are the men that made not God their 
strength ; but trusted in the abundance of their 
riches 314 . 

There be some that trust in their wealth, and 
boast themselves in the multitude of their riches : 
none of them can by any means redeem his bro- 
ther, nor give to God a ransom for him, that he 
should live for ever and not see corruption 315 . 

There is that becometh rich by his wariness 
and pinching; and this is the portion of his re- 
ward : whereas he saith " I have found rest, and 
now will eat continually of my goods f and yet 
he knoweth not what time will come upon him ; 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 167 

and that he must leave these things to others and 
die 316 . 

There is that scattereth and yet increaseth: 
there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but 
it tendeth to poverty 317 . 

Be not afraid when one is made rich; when 
the glory of his house is increased. For he shall 
carry nothing away with him when he dieth: 
neither shall his pomp follow him 318 . 

Riches profit not in the day of wrath 319 . 

Better is a little, with the fear of the Lord, 
than great treasure, and trouble therewith 320 . 

Better is a little with righteousness, than great 
revenues without right 321 . 

Better is the poor, that walketh in his up- 
rightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, 
though he be rich 322 . 

The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich: he 
addeth no sorrow with it 323 . 

A small thing that the righteous hath is better 
than great riches of the ungodly 324 . 

Lo the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him; 
yea, and savethhim out of all his troubles 325 . 

God will not accept any person against a poor 
man, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed. 
He will not despise the supplication of the fa- 
therless, nor the widow when she poureth out 
her complaint 326 . 

God accepteth not the persons of princes, nor 



168 THE DUTY OF MAN 

regardetli the rich more than the poor : for they 
are all the work of his hands 32? . 

He saveth the poor from the sword, from the 
mouth of the crafty, and from the hand of the 
mighty ; that the poor may have hope, and the 
mouth of the oppressor may be stopped 328 . 

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; and 
lifteth the needy out of the dunghill 329 . 

The Lord satisfieth the empty soul, and filleth 
the hungry soul with goodness 33 °. 

The Lord helpeth the poor out of misery; 
and maketh him households like a flock of 
sheep. The righteous will consider this and re- 
joice 331 . 

" Give me (says Solomon) neither poverty nor 
riches, feed me with food convenient for me; 
lest I be full and deny thee, and say, * Who is 
the Lord?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and 
take the name of my God in vain 332 . 

6i Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where rust and moth doth corrupt, and 
where thieves break through and steal: but lay 
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where 
neither rust nor moth doth corrupt, and where 
thieves do not break through nor steal: for 
where your treasure is there will your heart be 
also 333 ." 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 169 

Set your affections on things above, and not on 
things of the earth 134 . 

" Take heed and beware of covetousness; for 
a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of 
the things which he possesseth 335 . 

They that will be rich fall into temptation and 
a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, 
which drown men in destruction and perdition 336 . 

" Verily, I say unto you (saith Christ to his 
disciples) that a rich man shall hardly enter into 
the kingdom of heaven 337 ." 

" Again I say unto you, it is easier for a 
camel to go through the eye of a needle, than 
for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of 
God." When his disciples heard it, they were 
exceedingly amazed, saying, " Who then can 
be saved?" Jesus said unto them, " With men 
this is impossible, but with God all things are 
possible 338 . 

12. Pi^osperity and Adversity. 
Prosperity and adversity, life and death, po- 
verty and riches come of the Lord 339 . 

Gold is tried in the fire ; and acceptable men 
in the furnace of adversity 34 °. 

Say not (in thine adversity) " What profit is 
there of my service? and what good things shall 
I have hereafter?" Again, say not, in prosperity, 
" I have enough, and possess many things, and 

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170 THE DUTY OF MAN 

what evil can come to me hereafter?" In the day 
of prosperity there is a forget fulness of affliction ; 
and, in the day of affliction, there is no remem- 
brance of prosperity 341 . 

Fret not thyself because of the ungodly ; nei- 
ther be thou envious of the workers of iniquity. 
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass; 
and be withered even as the green herb 342 . 

13. Duty under Affliction, 

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; 
neither be weary of his correction: for whom 
the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father 
the son in whom he delighteth 343 . 

Shall we receive good from the hand of the 
Lord? and shall we not also receive evil 344 . 

Behold, happy is the man whom God cor- 
recteth : therefore despise not thou the chasten- 
ing of the Almighty. For he maketh sore, and 
bindeth up : he woundeth, and his hands make 
whole 34S . 

Sing praises unto the Lord, and give thanks 
unto him for a remembrance of his holiness. 
His wrath endureth but for a moment, and in 
his favour is life. Heaviness may endure for a 
night, but joy cometh in the morning 346 . 

The Lord himself giveth all good things ; and 
he humbleth whom he will, and as he will 347 . 

The judgments of the Lord are righteous ; and 
he of very faithfulness hath afflicted us 348 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 171 

Blessed is the man whom lliou chastenest, O 
Lord : and teacbest him in thy law : that thou 
mavest give him patience in time of adversity 349 . 

Wherefore doth a living man complain; a man 
for the punishment of his sins 350 ? 

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy 
strength is small 351 . 

Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheer- 
fully; and be patient when thou art changed to 
a low estate. For gold is tried in the fire, and 
acceptable men in the furnace of adversity 352 . 

When the judgments of the Lord are in the 
earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn 
righteousness 353 . 

When the righteous are holden in cords of 
affliction, then God sheweth them their work, 
and their transgressions that they have exceed- 
ed : he openeth also their ear to discipline ; 
and commandeth that they return from ini- 
quity 354 . 

" It is good for me, O Lord (says David), 
that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy 
statutes: — before I was afflicted I went astray, 
but now have I kept thy word 355 ." 

Thou shalt consider in thine heart that, as a 

man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God 

chasteneth thee : — that he may humble thee, and 

prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end 356 . 

Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I 

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172 THE DUTY OF MAN 

have borne chastisement, I will not offend any 
more 357 . 

But beware of murmuring, which is unpro- 
fitable 358 . 

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker. 
— Shall the clay say unto him that fashioneth it, 
" What makest thou 359 T 

It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth (to) 
him good 360 . 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken 
away : blessed be the name of the Lord 36x . 

" Although (says Rabakkuk) the fig-tree shall 
not blossom, neither shall the fruit be in the 
vines, the labour of the olive shall fail, and the 
fields yield no meat, the flocks shall be cut off 
from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls; 
yet will I rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the 
God of my salvation 36 V 

Cast thy burthen upon the Lord ; and he shall 
sustain thee : he shall never suffer the righteous 
to be moved 363 . 

Believe in the Lord, and he will keep thee : 
order thy way aright, and trust in him 364 . 

The Lord is good : he is (as) a strong hold in 
the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that 
trust in Him 365 . 

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen 
your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord 366 . 

Who is among you that feareth the Lord ? 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 173 

Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay 
upon his God 36? . 

Call upon the Lord in the day of trouble : 
pour out thine heart before him : he will deliver 
thee, and thou shalt glorify him 368 . 

Whosoever shall call upon the name of the 
Lord shall be delivered 369 . 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him : yea all such as call upon him faithfully. 
He also will hear their cry and will help them 37 °. 

The Lord will not fail his people : neither will 
he forsake his inheritance 371 . 

The Lord executeth righteousness and judg- 
ment for all them that are oppressed with 
wrong 372 . 

The Lord upholdeth all such as fall, and 
lifteth up all those that are down 373 . 

He is full of compassion and mercy, very 
pitiful, and saveth in time of affliction 374 . 

He is a God of the afflicted, an helper of the 
oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a protector 
of the forlorn, a Saviour of them that are with- 
out hope 375 . 

The Lord will be a defence for the oppressed ; 
even a refuge in the time of trouble 376 . 

He is a strength to the needy in his distress ; 
a refuge from the storrn, a shadow from the 
heat 377 . 



174 THE DUTY OF MAN 

He preserveth the souls of his saints: he de- 
livered! them out of the hands of the wicked 378 . 

Though he cause grief, yet will he have com- 
passion according to the multitude of his mercies: 
for he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the 
children of men 379 . 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the 
Lord pitieth them that fear him : for he know- 
eth our frame, he remembereth that we are but 
dust 380 . 

He remembereth them that are in trouble ; and 
forgetteth not the complaint of the poor 381 . 

The Lord relieveth the fatherless and wi- 
dow 382 . 

God delivereth the poor, in their affliction; 
and openeth their ears in oppression 383 . 

" When thou passest through the waters (saith 
God) I will be with thee ; and through the rivers, 
they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest 
through the fire thou shalt not be burnt, neither 
shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the 
Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Sa- 
viour 384 ." 

When the poor and needy seek for water and 
there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, 
the Lord will hear them, the God of Israel will 
not forsake them 385 . 

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the 
righteous to famish 386 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 175 

In famine the Lord will redeem thee from 
death; and, in war, from the power of the 
sword 387 . 

Great are the troubles of the righteous, but 
the Lord . delivereth him out of all. — The Lord 
delivereth the souls of his servants : and all 
they that put their trust in him shall not be 
destitute 388 . 

The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord. 
He is their strength in the time of trouble. The 
Lord shall help them, and deliver them. He 
shall deliver them from the wicked and shall 
save them, because they trust in him 389 . 

Take the prophets, who have spoken in the 
name of the Lord, for an example of suffering 
affliction with patience 390 . 

Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and 
have seen the end of the Lord : that the Lord is 
very pitiful and of tender mercy 391 . 

Let us look unto Jesus, the author and finisher 
of our faith; who, for the joy that was set be- 
fore him, endured the cross, despising the shame, 
and is set down at the right hand of God 39 *. 

Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example, 
that we should follow his steps, who did no sin, 
neither was guile found in his mouth 393 . 

Now, no chastening for the present is joyous, 
but grievous : nevertheless afterward it yieldeth 



176 THE DUTY OF MAN 

the peaceable fruit of righteousness, unto them 
that are increased thereby 394 . 

My son, despise not thou the chastening of 
the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of 
him : for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, 
and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth 395 . 

Who art thou, O man, that repliest against 
God? Shall the thing formed say to him that 
formed it, " Why hast thou made me thus?" 
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the 
same lump to make one vessel unto honour and 
another unto dishonour 396 . 

Sorrow not for them which are asleep, even as 
others, which have no hope: for if we believe 
that Jesus died, and rose again ; even so them 
also which sleep in Jesus, will God bring with 
him 397 . 

Let them that suffer according to the will of 
God commit the keeping of their souls to him 
in well doing; as unto a faithful creator 398 . 

For our light affliction, which is but for a mo- 
ment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and 
eternal weight of glory 399 . 

Knowing that tribulation worketh patience, and 
patience experience, and experience hope 4 °°. 

God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be 
tempted above that ye are able to bear; but will, 
with the temptation, also make a way to escape, 
that ye may be able to bear it 401 . 



AS AN INDIVIDUAL. 177 

" Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall 
be comforted 40 V 

" Blessed are they which are persecuted for 
righteousness sake ; for theirs is the kingdom of 
heaven 4 ° 3 ." 

" Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, 
and persecute you, and shall say all manner of 
evil against you, falsely, for my sake (saith 
Christ); rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great 
is your reward in heaven ; for so persecuted they 
the prophets which were before you 404 ." 

" Blessed are ye that hunger now, for ye 
shall be filled: blessed are ye that mourn now, 
for ye shall laugh 405 ." 

Blessed be the God of all comfort; who com- 
forteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be 
able to comfort them which are in any trouble, 
by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are com- 
forted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ 
abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth 
by Christ 406 . 



REFERENCES. 

1 Prov. xxi. 21. 2 Isa. Hi. 10, 11. 3 Ps. i. 6. 

4 Prov. xi. 3. 5 Ps. xxxvii. 18. 6 Ps. xxxvii. 19. 

7 Prov. ii. 7. 8 Ps. xxxvii. 25. 9 Ps. xi. 7. 

10 Ps. xcvii. 10. n Deut. xxviii. 1, 12. 12 Ps. xxxvii. 
23, 24. Vd Ecclus. xxi. 2. u Ecclus. vii. 1. 15 Prov. 
xiv. 22. i6 Psalm xv. 2 — 7. 17 Prov. xii. 21. 

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178 REFERENCES. 

18 Ps. x. 5. I9 Ps. xi. 6. 20 Ps. 21 Isaiah 

Ivii. 21. 22 Isaiah lvii. 20. 23 Deut. xxviii. 15, 20. 

24 Deut. xxviii. 65, 66, 67. 25 Isaiah xlvii. 8, 10, 11. 

26 Ps. ix. 16. 27 Ps. vii. 15. 28 Prov. xii. 28. 

29 Ps. xxxvii. 58. 30 Ps. xxxvii. 27. 31 Wisd. iii. 1—6. 
32 Wisd. v. 15, 16. 33 Ps. xxxii. 11. 34 Prov. xi. 19. 
35 Wisd. i. 12, 13, 16. 36 Ecclus. ix. 12. 37 Job xx. 
4, 5. 38 Job xxi. 7, 20. 39 Job xxiv. 24. 40 Ps. 

i. 4, 5. 41 Ps. civ. 35. 42 Ps. lxviii. 2. 43 Ecchis. 
xii. 6. 44 Ps. xxvii. 38. 45 Ecclus. xxi. 9. 46 Ps. 
xciv. 7, 8, 9, 10. 47 Ecclus. v. 4. 48 Ecclus. xvi. 17. 
49 Job xxxiv. 22. 50 Ba. lv. 7. 51 Ezek. xviii. 24. 

53 Ezek. xviii. 30. 
53 2 Tim. ii. 19. 

59 1 Thes. v. 21. 

12 1 Tim. vi. 11,12. 
64 1 Pet. iii. 15, 16, and ii. 12. 
66 Ecclus. xi. 5. 67 Jer. ix. 23, 24. 
13, 14, 17. m Prov. xxvii. 2. 

71 Ecclus. i. 30. 72 Prov. xxix. 33- 

74 Prov. xv. 33. 75 Prov. xxii. 4. 
77 Ecclus. xxxv. 17. 78 Ps. cxxxvi. 6 
80 Ps. ix. 12. 81 Prov. xxvii. 1. 

83 Prov. xxi. 4. 84 Ecchis. x. 12. 
86 Prov. xvii. 3. 87 Prov. xvi. 18. 
89 Isaiah ii. 12, 17. 90 Ecclus. x. 7, 9. 



52 Ezek. xviii. 27. 

53 2 Cor. vii. 1 
58 Matt. v. 16. 
61 Rom. xiv. 18. 



54 Rom. xii. 

57 Col. iv. 12. 

60 Philip iv. 8. 

63 2 Cor. x.5. 

65 Ecchis. iii. 18. 

68 Deut. viii. 12, 

70 Prov. iii. 7. 

73 Prov. xi. 2. 

76 Ps. xxxiv. 18. 

. 79 Prov. iii. 34. 

82 Prov. xvi. 19. 

85 Prov. xxvi. 12. 

88 Prov. xi. 20, 21. 

91 Ps. lxii.9. 

92 Ps. xciv. 11. 93 Rom. xii. 3. 94 Matt. xi. 29. 

95 Rom. xii. 16. 96 1 Cor. iii. 18, 19, 21. * 2 Cor. 

iii. 5. 98 Gal. v. 26, and vi. 3. "1 Cor. x. 12. 

iot) g Cor. x. 17, 18. 101 1 Cor. iv. 7. ,02 1 Cor. xiii. 4. 
103 Luke xvii. 10. 104 1 Pet. v. 5. 103 Jam. i. 9, 10. 

106 l Tim. vi. 17. 107 Matt. v. 3. 108 Prov. xiv. 29. 

io9 prov. xxix. 20. H0 Eccles. vii. 9. m Prov. 

xii. 16. 112 Prov. xv. 1. 113 Prov. xv. 18. 

in p r ov. xvi. 32. us Prov. xxv. 28. l16 Ecclus. iii. 
26, 27. 117 Prov. xi. 20. ,18 Prov. xxii. 24. 

ii9 prov. iv. 24. 120 Ps. xxv. 9. 121 Rom. xii. 18. 

122 1 Pet. ii. 20. 123 1 Thes. v. 14. 124 1 Cor. xiii. 

4, 5. 125 Col. iii. 18, 12, and 13. 126 2 Tim. ii. 24. 



REFERENCES. 179 

127 Epb. iv. 31. 128 1 Pet. iii. 9. ,29 Rom. xii. 14. 

130 Tit. iii. 2, 3. 131 Matt. xi. 29. 132 Matt. v. 5. 

133 Matt. v. 21, 22. 13i 1 Tim. v. 1, 2. ,35 Jam. i. 

19, 20. 13(i Prov. xxii. 1. 137 Ecclus. xxx. 15. 

138 Ecclus. xx. 16. m Ecclus. xl. 18. 140 Ecclus. 

xxvi. 4. ltl Eccles. v. 12. H2 Eccles. iv. 6. 

143 Ecclus. xsix. 22. 144 Prov.xv. 16. 14S Prov. 

xvi. 8. 146 Prov. xxxvii, 16. 147 Job xxxvi. 19. 

148 Eccles. v. 11. 149 Prov. xxx. 8, 9. uo Ps. xlix. 

16, 18, and 17. 151 Exod. xx. 17. lr>2 Prov. xxiii. 17. 
153 Ps. xxxvii. 7. 154 Prov. xxiv. 17. 155 Prov. xiv. 30. 
156 Prov. xxvii. 4. 157 Gal. v. 26. 158 Phil. iv. 11. 

159 1 Tim. vi. 6, 7. 160 Luke xxi. 34. 161 Heb. xiii. 5. 
162 Luke xii. 29, 30, 31. 163 Prov. xi. 24. 164 Ecclus. 
165 Prov. xxiii. 4. im Tobit. xii. 8. 167 Ecclus. 

168 Ecclus. xXxi. 5. 169 Ecclus. xiv. 4. I7 ° Prov. 

xxviii. 8. m Isaiah iii. 5. m Ecclus. x. 9. i73 Ps. 
Ixii. 10. m Ecclus. xxix. 11. m Matt. vi. 19, 20, 21. 
176 1 John ii. 15, 16. 177 Heb. xiii. 5. 178 Luke xii. 15. 
179 Tim. vi. 9, 10. ,8 ° Eph. v. 5. 181 Ecclus. xviii. 31. 
182 p rov# xx. 1. 183 Ecclus. xviii. 32. 184 Ecclus. 

xix. 1. 185 Ecclus. xix. 2. 186 Ecclus. xxxi. 25. 

187 Prov. xxiii. 20, 21. 188 Ecclus. xxxi. 28, 29. 

189 Isaiah v. 11. 190 Hab. ii. 15. 191 Prov. xxiii. 31, 
192 Prov. xxxi. 4, 5. 193 Ecclus. xxxi. 20. 194 Prov. 
xxiii. 1. 195 Prov. xxiii. 29, 30. 196 Luke xxi. 34. 

197 1 Thes. v. 7, 8, 198 Eph. v. 18. 199 Gal. v. 20, 21. 
200 p rov . i v> 23# 201 Tobit iv. 14. 202 Ecclus. xxxii. 7. 
203 Ecclus. v. 12. 204 Ecclus. xx. 5. 205 Ecclus. xx. 6. 
2or» p 10V# xv iii # i3. 207 Ecclus. xx. 7. 208 Prov. xxix. 20. 
209 Ecclus. xx. 18. 210 Prov. xviii. 7. 211 Prov. xiv. 3 
212 Prov. xvii. 28. 213 Ecclus. iv. 23. 214 Ecclus. iv. 9. 
215 Prov. xviii. 21. 216 Tobit iv. 18. 2I7 Ecclus. 

viii. 17. 218 Ecclus. viii. 18. 219 Ecclns. xix. 4. 

220 Prov. xiv. 15. 221 Ecclus. xiii. 2. 222 Ecclus. 

viii. 12. 223 Ecclus. viii. 1. 224 Ecclus. xi. 9. 

225 Ecclus. xi. 10. 226 Prov. xvii. 9. 227 Eccius. xi. 7. 
228 Ecclus. xi. 8. 229 Ecclus. xviii. 19. 23 ° Ecclus. 

xxi. 8. 231 Prov. xi. 15. 232 Ecclus. xxxiii. 19, 20, 21. 



180 REFERENCES. 

233 Ecclus. xxxiv. 2. 234 Ecctns. xxxiv. 5. 235 Ecclus. 
xxxiv. 7. 236 1 Pet. ill. 10. 237 Matt. xii. 34. 

238 Matt xii> o 6> 37> 239 p rov , xx [l 9# 240 p roy x{[ ^ 

241 Prov. xxviii. 19. 242 Prov. x. 4, 243 Ecclus. x. 27. 
244 Prov. x. 5. 245 Prov. xxi. 5. 246 Prov. xiii. 11. 

247 Prov. xiv. 23. 248 Prov. xv. 19. 249 Eccles. v. 12. 
250 Prov. xiii. 4. 251 Prov. xxi. 25. 252 Prov. xx. 4. 
253 Prov. xix. 15. ^ 4 Prov. xxvi. 15. 255 Prov. 

xxiv. 30, 31, 32. 256 Prov. vi. 9, 10, 11. ^ Prov. 

xxvi. 14. 238 Prov. xx. 13. ^ Prov. xxiii. 21. 

260 Ecclus. xxii. 2. & 1 Prov. x. 26. ** Prov. vi. 6, 

7, 8. ^ 2 Thes. iii. 10. ^ 1 Tim. v. 8. ^ 1 Thes. 
iv. 11. 266 Prov. xxxi. 30. 267 Ecclus. xxvi. 15. 

268 Ecclus. xxvi. 5. ** Deut. xxii. 5. 27 ° Prov. vi. 

24, 25, and 27. * l Prov. vii. 22, 23. 272 Matt. v. 8. 
273 1 Pet. iv. 5. w 1 Tim. v. 14. ^ Tit. ii. 3, 4, 5. 
276 1 Tim. ii. 9. ^2 Tim. ii. 22. 278 Matt. v. 27, 28. 
279 Col. iii. 5, 6. 28 ° 1 Thes. iv. 7. 281 1 Pet. ii. 11. 
282 Epb. iv. 18, 19. 283 Col. iii. 8. 284 Eph. v. 12. 

285 1 Cor. vi. 15. 286 2 Pet. ii. 9, 10. « Ps. i. 1. 

288 p rov# XX viii. 7. 289 Prov. xix. 27. *>° Prov. 

xxiv. 1, 2. 291 Prov. xiv. 7. ^ Prov. xxii. 24, 25. 

293 Prov. i. 10, and 15. 294 Prov. iv. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. 
295 Ecclus. a* 6 1 Cor. v. 11. ^2 Thes. iii. 6. 

298 Rom. xvi. 17, 18. 2 " 1 Tim. vi. 3, and 5. 300 2 Pet. 
iii. 17. 301 Ps. xxxix. 6. 302 1 Sam. ii. 7. 303 Prov. 
xxii. 2. 304 Eccles. v. 11. 305 Jer. ix. 23. 306 Ecclus. 
307 p rov . xxiii. 5. 308 Job xxxvi. 19. 309 Prov. xxiii. 4 
310 Ecclus. xxxi. 8. 3n Jer. xvii. 11. 312 Ps. Ixii. 10. 
313 Isaiah v. 8. 314 Ps. Iii. 7. 315 Ps. xlix. 6, 7, 8. 

316 Ecclus. 3l7 Prov. xi. 24. 318 Ps. xiix 16, 17. 

319 Ps. xi. 4. 320 Prov. xv. 16. 321 Prov. xvi. 8. 

322 Prov. xxviii. 6. 323 Prov. x. 22. 324 Prov. xxxvii. 
16, 17. 325 Ps. xxxiv. 17. 326 Ecclus. xxxv. 13, 14. 

S27 Job xxxv. 19. 328 Job v. 15. 329 Ps. cxiii. 7. 

330 Ps. cvii. 9. 331 Ps. cvii. 42. 332 Prov. xxx. 8, 9. 
333 Matt. vi. 19, 20, 21. 334 Col. iii. 2. 333 Luke 

xii. 15. 336 1 Tim. vi. 9. 337 Matt. xx. 23. 

338 Matt. xx. 24, 25, 26. 339 Ecclus. xi. 14. 34 ° Ecclus. 



REFERENCES. 181 

ii. 5. 241 Ecclus. xi. 23, 24, 25. 342 Ps. xxxvii. 1, 2. 
343 Prov. iii. 12. 344 Job. ii. 10. 345 Job v. 17, 18. 

34(5 Ps. xxx. 4, 5. 347 Tobit. iv. 19. 348 Ps. cxix. 75, 
349 Ps. xciv. 12, 13. ™o Sam. iii. 39. 351 Prov. xxiv. 10. 
352 Ecclus. ii. 4. 353 Isaiah xxvi. 9. 354 Job xxxvi. 

8, 9, 10. 355 Ps. cxix. 71, and 67. ?56 Deut. viii. 5, 

and 16. 357 Job xxxiv. 31. 358 Wisd. i. 11. 

359 Isaiah xlv. 9. 360 1 Sam. iii. 18. 361 Job. i. 21. 

362 Hab. iii. 17, 18. 363 Ps. Iv. 22. 364 Ecclus. ii. 6. 
365 Nahum. i. 7. m Ps. xxxi. 24. 367 Isaiah 1. 10, 11. 
368 Ps. 1. 15. 3fi9 Joel ii. 32. 370 Ps. cxlv. 18, 19. 

371 Ps. xciv. 14. 3 ? 2 Ps. ciii. 6. 373 Ps. cxlv. 14. 

374 Ecclus. ii. 11. 3 75 j n dith ix. 11. 3 ? 6 Ps. ix. 9. 

377 Isaiah xxv. 4. 378 Ps. xcvii. 10. 379 Sam. iii. 32, 33. 
380 Ps. ciii. 13, 14. 381 Ps. ix. 12. G82 Ps. cxlvi. 9. 

383 Job xxxvi. 15. 384 Isaiah xliii. 2, 3. 385 Isaiah 

xli. 17. 386 Prov. x. 3. 38 7 Job v. 20. 388 Ps. 

xxxiv. 19, and 23. 3 " Ps. xxxvii. 39, 40. 39 ° Jam. 

v. 10. m Jam. v. 11. 392 Heb. xii. 2. 393 1 Pet. 
ii. 21, 22. 394 Heb. xii. 11. 39 * Heb. xii. 5, 6. 

396 Rom. ix. 20, 21. 397 1 Thes. iv. 13, 14. 398 1 Pet. 
iv. 19. 3 " 2 Cor. iv. 17, 18. 400 Rom. v. 3, 4. 

401 1 Cor. x. 13. 402 Matt. v. 4. 403 Matt. v. 10. 

404 Matt. v. 11, 12. 405 Luke vi. 21. 405 2 Cor. i. 

3, 4, 5. 



CHAP. X. 

FUTURE REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS. 

" Those that be dead (saith God; will I raise 
again from their places, and bring them out of 
their graves 1 ." 

They that sleep in the dust of the earth shall 
awake; some to everlasting life, and some to 
shame and everlasting contempt 2 . 



182 FUTURE REWARDS 

They that be wise shall shine as the bright- 
ness of the firmament, and they that turn many 
to righteousness, as the stars for ever and ever 3 . 

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of 
God, and there shall no torment touch them. 
In the sight of the unwise they seem to die : and 
their departure is taken for misery, and their 
going from us to be utter destruction ; but they 
are in peace. For though they be punished in 
the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immor- 
tality. And, having been a little chastised, they 
shall be greatly rewarded : for God proved them; 
and found them worthy for himself 4 . 

The righteous live for evermore : their reward 
also is with the Lord, and the care of them with 
the Most High : Therefore they shall receive a 
glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from 
the Lord's hand ; for with his right hand shall 
he cover them, and with his arm shall he pro- 
tect them 5 . 

How are they numbered among the children 
of God, and their lot is among the saints 6 ! 

Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, 
rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he 
hath promised to them that love him 7 ? 

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly 
out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust 
unto the day of judgment to be punished 8 . 

" Behold (saith the Lord) I come quickly, and 



AND PUNISHMENTS. 183 

my reward is with me, to give every man ac- 
cording as his work shall be 9 ." 

God hath appointed a day in the which he will 
judge the world in righteousness, by that man 
whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given 
assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised 
him from the dead l0 . 

" When the Son of Man shall come in his 
glory, and all the holy angels with him, then 
shall be gathered before him ail nations; and 
he shall separate them one from another as a 
shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats 11 ." 

" He shall set the sheep on his right hand, and 
the goats on his left. Then shall he say unto 
them on his right hand, ' Come, ye blessed of 
my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for 
you from the foundation of the world.' — Then 
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, 
6 Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting 
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels * V" 

" And these shall go away into everlasting 
punishment, but the righteous into life eternal 13 ." 

" The Son of Man shall send forth his angels, 
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all 
things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 
and shall cast them into a furnace of fire : there 
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then 
shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the 
kingdom of their Father J V 

The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from hea- 



184 FUTURE REWARDS 

veil, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, 
taking vengeance on them that know not God, 
and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus 
Christ; who shall be punished with everlasting 
destruction from the presence of the Lord, and 
from the glory of his power 15 . 

" He will thoroughly purge his floor, and 
gather his wheat into the garner; but he will 
burn the chaff with unquenchable fire 16 ." 

We must all appear before the judgment-seat 
of Christ, that every one may receive the things 
done in his body, according to that he hath done, 
whether it be good or bad 17 . 

" The hour is coming in the which all that are 
in the graves shall hear his voice, and come 
forth ; they that have done good, unto the resur- 
rection of life, and they that have done evil, 
unto the resurrection of damnation 18 /' 

" Not every one that saith unto me ' Lord, 
Lord' (saith Christ), shall enter into the kingdom 
of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Fa- 
ther which is in heaven l9 ." 

Godliness is profitable unto all things, having 
the promise of the life that now is, and of that 
which is to come 20 . 

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : — 
they rest from their labours, and their works do 
follow them* 1 . 

"The righteous shall shine forth as the sun in 
the kingdom of their Father"," 



AND PUNISHMENTS. 385 

He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell 
among them. They shall hunger no more, nei- 
ther thirst any more; — and God shall wipe away 
all tears from their eyes 23 . 

And there shall be no more death, neither sor- 
row nor crying, neither shall there be any more 
pain. For the former things are passed away, 
and behold all things are made new 24 . 

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither 
have entered into the heart of man the things 
which God hath prepared for them that love 
him* 5 . 

Having therefore these promises, let us cleanse 
ourselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit; 
perfecting holiness in the fear of God 26 . 

" What is a man profited, if he shall gain the 
whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what 
shall a man give in exchange for his souP 7 ?" 

The wages of sin are death: but the gift of 
God eternal life, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord 28 . 

No whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor 
covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any in- 
heritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God 29 . 

Go to now, ye rich men — (ye that have lived 
in pleasure on the earth and been wanton) — 
weep and howl for your miseries that shall come 
upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your 
garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and your 
silver are cankered; and the rust of them shall 



186 FUTURE REWARDS, ETC. 

be a witness against you, and shall eat yonr flesh 
as it were fire; ye have heaped treasure together 
for the last days. Behold the hire of the la- 
bourers who have reaped down your fields, which 
is of you kept back by fraud, crieth; and the 
cries of them which reaped are entered into the 
ears of the Lord of Sabaoth 30 . 

Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands 
of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and 
to convince all that are ungodly among men, of 
all their ungodly deeds, which they have un- 
godly committed 31 . 

Then the kings of the earth, and the great 
men, and the rich men, and the chief captains 
and mighty men, shall say to the mountains and 
rocks, " fall on us, and hide us from the face of 
Him that sitteth on the throne, and from the 
wrath of the Lamb : for the great day of his 
wrath is come ; and who shall be able to stand 32 V 

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of 
the living God 33 . 

Indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish 
unto every soul of man that doeth evil; — but 
glory, honour, and peace to every man that 
worketh good 3 *. 



REFERENCES. 



1 2 Esdras ii. 16. 2 Dan. xii. 2. 3 Dan. xii. 13. 

4 Wisd. i. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 5 Wisd. v. 15, 16. 6 Wisd. v. 6. 
7 Jam. ii. 5. 8 2 Pet. ii. 9. 9 Rev. xxii. 1* 



REFERENCES. 187 

10 Acts xvii. 31. " Matt. xxv. 31, 32. 22 Matt. 

xxv. 33 y 34, and 41. 13 Matt. xxv. 46. 14 Matt, 

xiii. 41, 42, 43. 15 2 Thes. i. 7, 8, 9. 16 Matt. iii. 12. 
17 2 Cor. v. 10. 18 John v. 28, 29. 19 Matt. vii. 21. 
20 l Tim. iv. 8. 21 Rev. xiv. 13. 22 Matt. xiii. 43. 

23 Rev. vii. 16, 17. 24 Rev. xxi. 4, 5. 25 1 Cor. ii. 9. 
20 2 Cor. vii. 1. 27 Matt. xvi. 26. 28 Rom. vi. 23. 

29 Eph. v. 5. 20 Jam. v. 1, 2, 4, 5. 31 Jude xiv. 15. 
32 Rev. vi. 15, 16, 17. y3 Heb. x. 31. 34 Rom. ii. 
8, 9, 10. 



THE CONCLUSION. 

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. 
Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this 
is the whole duty of man \ 

Whoso is wise will ponder these things, and 
they shall understand the lovingkindness of the 
Lord \ 

O my son, let not these things depart from 
thine eyes : keep the laws and counsel of God, 
then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy 
foot shall not stumble : when thou liest down 
thou shalt not be afraid ; yea thou shalt lie down, 
and thy sleep shall be sweet 3 . 

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, 
even our Father which hath loved us, and hath 
given us everlasting consolation, and good hope 
through grace, comfort your heart, and stablish 
you in every good word and work 4 . 

Grace be with you, mercy, and peace from 



188 THE CONCLUSION. 

God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, 
the Son of the Father, in truth and love s . 

And the very God of peace sanctify you 
wholly : and I pray God your whole spirit, and 
soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the 
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 6 . 

Now to Him that is of power to stablish you 
according to the gospel, and the preaching of 
Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the 
mystery, which was kept since the world began, 
but now is made manifest, and by the scriptures 
of the prophets, according -to the commandment 
of the everlasting God, made known to ail na- 
tions, for the obedience of faith : to God, only 
wise, be glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever. 
Amen 7 . 



REFERENCES. 



1 Eccles. xii. 13. 2 Ps. cvii. 43. 3 Job. 


4 t Thes. 


iii. 16, 17. 5 t John iii. 6 1 Thes. v. 23. 


7 Rom. 


xvi. 25, 26, 27. 





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